Undue Influence?

This just doesn't seem right. That the Bush admin could terminate Fitzgerald from his everyday job, while he is in the midst of investigating, as a special prosecutor, crimes committed by the same administration. Now, the Special prosecutor's grand jury on the Plame case is due to expire in October, so technically, they couldn't fire him before this part of the investigation is over, and I think his special prosecutor status would continue regardless of whether he lost the job from which it spawned. Interesting anyhow.

I wonder what Jim Sharp, Bush's outside criminal defense lawyer would have to say about this.

Like the way Hastert is already distancing himself from this?

Chicago Tribune

Former U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald said Wednesday he believes there is mounting political pressure to oppose the reappointment of U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald this fall, given his aggressive prosecution of government corruption in Illinois.

The former senator questioned whether House Speaker Dennis Hastert, the state's top Republican, would support the prosecutor when President Bush decides whether to extend his term in Chicago.

But Hastert, who often battled with Sen. Fitzgerald while the two Republicans served together in Congress, quickly shot down the ex-senator's claims. Hastert's office said the decision rests entirely with Bush and that Hastert has no role whatsoever in whether the prosecutor keeps his job. ......