White House Said to Prompt Firing of Prosecutors - New York Times

White House Said to Prompt Firing of Prosecutors - New York Times: "The White House was deeply involved in the decision late last year to dismiss federal prosecutors, including some who had been criticized by Republican lawmakers, administration officials said Monday.

Last October, President Bush spoke with Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to pass along concerns by Republicans that some prosecutors were not aggressively addressing voter fraud, the White House said Monday. Senator Pete V. Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, was among the politicians who complained directly to the president, according to an administration official."

As Josh Marshall and John Aravosis are pointing out, Gonzales denied under oath that there was any political involvement by the White House in these dismissals...