Veteran Senator ( Domenici) Ensnared In Prosectuor Scandal

[WillyT]

Veteran senator ensnared in prosectuor scandal
New Mexico’s Domenici at center of furor over dismissed U.S. attorneys

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Revelations that Domenici phoned one of the ousted U.S. attorneys and complained to President Bush and the Justice Department about him helped touch off a larger congressional investigation into the firings, which has embarrassed the administration, threatened the job of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and sparked a showdown between the White House and Congress over whether Bush’s aides should have to testify.

Domenici, who faces re-election next fall, is dealing with troubling consequences of his own.

He’s under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee after a watchdog group accused him of trying to pressure David Iglesias, then the U.S. attorney in Albuquerque, N.M., to rush a corruption probe against Democrats in an effort to sway the 2006 elections.

Domenici has hired prominent Washington lawyer Lee Blalack, best known for defending jailed former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., against bribery charges.

It’s an improbable spot for a senator revered for his mastery of Senate rules and procedures, whose low-key style and familiarity in the halls of Congress have earned him bipartisan goodwill and the nickname “Uncle Pete.”

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Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17767942/

Ooooo... Uncle Pete... You've been a very bad man.

:rofl:

[John Q. Citizen]

1. I love ensarled Repos. We had one here in my state, until Jan 07. It was

fun.

[Cha]

2. I'm sure this isn't the first time

domenici has been involved in subverting the law instead of making it..it's the first time he's been caught.

But, I gotta thank the repug senator from New Mexico for getting the beansssss spilled..pure gold.

I'm sure bush thanks you too, unca pete.

[Morgana LaFey]

3. he never hd any bipartisan goodwill from ME

I always saw him as a self-serving, arrogant ass. And sure enough, he is.

[jazzjunkysue]

4. Every "family" has an Uncle Pete. n/t

[Justice Is Comin]

5. I'll give you another one Willy if you haven't heard it.

Jerry Lewis of California pulled $900,000 out of his re-election money sock to lawyer up too for his little legal problem :rofl:

Heard it on C-Span.

[Terri S]

6. doin a heck of a job!