In an interview with the Dallas Morning News, former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias, who was at the epicenter of the recent U.S. attorneys scandal, claims that former Attorney General John Ashcroft was "pushed out" for his refusal to sign off on an administration wiretapping order. The one really intriguing question I've had was from a book buyer a few months ago who asked whether I thought John Ashcroft had been pushed out or not after he refused to sign off on the warrantless wiretaps. That's something that a journalist has never asked me. The honest answer is, yes, that had Ashcroft done the wrong thing, the unconstitutional thing, and signed off on it, he'd probably still be the AG. But Ashcroft served honorably. He did the right thing, and he paid the price. He was asked to move on. |
For the record, Iglesias is pushing a new book, "In Justice." Still, this doesn't really seem all that wild an accussation, given the history of the Bush admin. and Iglesia's own story.
