Reply #3: Perhaps, but it would open a huge can of worms. [View All]

Seriously. Senators and Representatives, among other "local" politicians, frequently have some influence in who gets chosen as US attorney.

Then they tend to stay in touch from time to time. Some big issue locally? Ask the USA about it.

If they investigate Domenici--who probably had a say in Iglesias' hiring--they might well face a ticklish situation: Is all pressure, real or perceived, a bad thing? If so, shouldn't they ask every US attorney at least for the last two presidents if any senators or representatives made a call that they perceived as pressure ... or maybe just ask for records of any contact at all. Now *that* would be a truly interesting list.

They might investigate whether or not Domenici improperly talked to administration officials. But I'm not sure how to define "improper" in a useful way here, and the ultimate decision for firing Iglesias didn't rest with Domenici.