Tell me what was done wrong in firing the prosecutors?

Question

was anything illegal?

Answer 1

Nothing illegal, nothing wrong . It's only a political move by the Democrats to divert attention from their own short-comings !!
And of course we all know what those 'short-comings' are , . . . . . .. .the Non-Binding Resolutions(over-whelming disapproval of the American voter) and their pure hatred of President Bush .

Answer 2

Before anybody gets this wrong. Both Bush Jr, Clinton, Reagan, and many others let go most of their federal attorneys at the start of their administrations. That is not unusual.

What is unsual is the fact that the Bush administration fired atleast 8 attorneys for political reasons much later into his term.

Q: How often are U.S. attorneys fired?

A: Excluding the current controversy, the Congressional Research Service found just five instances over 25 years in which U.S. attorneys were fired by the president or resigned following reports of questionable conduct. A Reagan-era prosecutor was fired and later convicted in federal court in connection with charges that he leaked confidential information. A Clinton appointee resigned over allegations he bit a topless dancer on the arm during a visit to an adult club following a loss in a big drug case. The CRS study did not include departures that followed a change in presidential administration, when turnover is common.
http://fe25.news.re3.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_go_ot/prosecutors_q_a

Answer 3

Once again, it wasn't the action -- it was the cover up.

Gonzalez lied to congress about why it was done and who was involved. This is the only real scandal.

Had they just admitted the attorneys were fired because they weren't sufficiently loyal to Bush, it would have just been sleazy. But lying about it was wrong.

Answer 4

It is probably not illegal, just incredibly sleazy. It also points out a weakness, that US attorneys, the prosecutors for the people, are actually there at the discretion of a politician.

Also this is the first time, thanks to that abominable conglomeration we call the Patriot Act, that the pres can pick and choose US attorneys without Senate confirmation. Scary.

Answer 5

unlike all of the other scandals of this administration, this one is blatantly partisan.

these are all bush appointees - so why fire people with superb evaluations at all.

i think that people are also pretty suspicious because there was a provision in the renewed patriot act that no one seems to know of that makes these no longer congressionally approved.

the whole thing is fragrant and i believe will be the thing to either end the bush admin or remove it's claws...

Answer 6

It was an attempt to use political muscle to corrupt an investigation.
They were fired for not taking direction from the White House and from the republicans in Congress.

It also is another example of the White House staffing Government positions not on the ability of the individual to perform the job, but on the political favors that will be given.

Answer 7

The allegation is that they were fired for political reasons, not for performance ones. It's not illegal, just unethical, if true.

Answer 8

A republican did it.
Therefore it is wrong.
Clinton did the same thing and nothing was made of it.

Call being a hypocrite democrat... kind of redundant terms now.

Answer 9

Not a thing was wrong with it.

Answer 10

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