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03-06-08 McClatchy-Fired US Attorney Says Colleague Told Him
03-06-08 McClatchy-Fired US Attorney Says Colleague Told Him
03-06-08 McClatchy-Fired US Attorney Says Colleague Told Him
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Sutton, whose ties to Bush date back to the president's Texas gubernatorial
campaign, has been singled out himself by Republican critics who have called for his
resignation. So far, he's weathered the political storm.
The critics have accused Sutton of leading an overzealous prosecution of Border
Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, each sentenced to more than
10 years in prison for shooting a Mexican drug courier as he was trying to flee back
to Mexico.
"The type of protection from political pressure that Johnny has gotten was the kind of
protection that I thought we would get," said Iglesias, who said he bears Sutton no ill
will. "And we didn't get it, I think largely because we didn't have a personal
relationship with the president."
Iglesias' book, co-authored by Davin Seay, is due out in early June.