Oh, THAT Phone Call
Posted on | March 4, 2007
Senator Pete Domenici (R–NM) denied this week that he had contacted US attorney David Iglesias last year to press for an indictment that could have helped Republicans in the elections:
In a brief interview Thursday, Domenici also denied the accusation. “I don’t have any comment,” he told The Associated Press. “I have no idea what he’s talking about.”
He’s had a change of heart, and has issued in a press release an admission and a half-hearted apology (that admits no wrongdoing):
I take this opportunity to comment directly on media statements by former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico, David Iglesias.
Since my knowledge of his remarks stems only from a variety of media accounts, I have hesitated to respond. Nevertheless, in light of substantial public interest, I have decided to comment.
I called Mr. Iglesias late last year…
In retrospect, I regret making that call and I apologize. However, at no time in that conversation or any other conversation with Mr. Iglesias did I ever tell him what course of action I thought he should take on any legal matter. I have never pressured him nor threatened him in any way.
So what, exactly, is he apologizing for? And why the sudden recollection?
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