Subverting the independence and objectivity of federal prosecutors is just fine

this is the kind of country our wise media pundits of the totalitarian right are working their asses off to create...

Politicians should be allowed to call federal prosecutors and question them about ongoing cases, says Weekly Standard co-founder Fred Barnes.

Referring to phone calls made by Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) to US Attorney David Iglesias prior to his firing, Barnes told host Brit Hume on Fox News Special Report, "I don't think there's anything wrong with these phone calls that were made."

They called Iglesias "and asked if what was an indictment of a former Democratic official was going to happen before election day," he continues. "Well now, that seems perfectly okay to me, if they do that."

The fact that Iglesias was fired shortly after the phone calls in question is not brought up by anyone on the Fox News panel.

but, wait, it gets worse...

Fellow panelist Mara Liasson of NPR later concedes, "Ethics experts down the line say that elected officials are not supposed to inquire about ongoing cases."

"Why?" exclaims Barnes in reply. "That's nonsense! Total nonsense!"

to avoid even the whiff of partisan pressure, members of congress and those in the various agencies of the executive branch who are not officially involved in a case, should keep their bloody noses out... why would you even want to risk the APPEARANCE of coercion...?

Submit To Propeller
Tweet