Bush intervened in the firing of N. Mex US Attorney Iglesias?

Holy crap.

In the spring of 2006, Domenici told Gonzales he wanted Iglesias out.

Gonzales refused. He told Domenici he would fire Iglesias only on orders from the president.

At some point after the election last Nov. 6, Domenici called Bush's senior political adviser, Karl Rove, and told him he wanted Iglesias out and asked Rove to take his request directly to the president.

Domenici and Bush subsequently had a telephone conversation about the issue.

The conversation between Bush and Domenici occurred sometime after the election but before the firings of Iglesias and six other U.S. attorneys were announced on Dec. 7.

Iglesias' name first showed up on a Nov. 15 list of federal prosecutors who would be asked to resign. It was not on a similar list prepared in October.

So, Iglesias wan't on the October firings list. Gonzales told Senator Domenici he wouldn't fire Iglesias. Domenici talks to Bush. Then, Iglesias is on the November firings list.

Seems worth a few questions to me.