David Iglesias

David Iglesias is a United States attorney dismissed during a controversial firing scandal in 2006. An announcement from the White House stated that Iglesias and the seven other lawyers were fired for poor performance.¹ Iglesias suggested that he and his colleagues were let go for political reasons.² In 2008, Iglesias released a book about the incident.

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1958
2. Nominated to office on August 2, 2001
3. Fired on December 7, 2006
4. Spouse: Cindy Iglesias
5. Children: Claudia, Amanda, Marrisa and Sophia
6. Book: In Justice
7. Full title: In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration

Fired Attorneys

• Eight U.S. Attorneys were asked to leave on December 7, 2006. Budd Cummins was dismissed on December 20, 2006.
• Kevin Ryan
• John McKay
• Paul Charlton
• Carol Lam
• Daniel Bogden
• Margaret Chiara
• Bud Cummins
• David Iglesias

Quotes

• "He sat me down in his office, and he said that politics have no role in what you do as a U.S. Attorney."—David Iglesias, retelling a conversation with Alberto Gonzales³

• "Yes, and to use a Star Wars kind of imagery, I thought I was working with the Jedi Knights, and I was working for the Sith Lords."—David Iglesias, explaining his dismissal to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show⁴

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