http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/21/documents/print.html?source=rss<snip>
An e-mail to Karl Rove? On Feb. 28, Special assistant to the president Scott Jennings sent an "urgent" and "high importance" e-mail to a small group that included Gonzales chief of staff Sampson, White House counsel Fred Fielding, deputy White House press secretary Dana Perino and somebody with the address "KR@georgewbush.com." The news: Sen. Pete Domenici's chief of staff had just called to warn the White House that fired New Mexico U.S. attorney David Iglesias would be holding a press conference that day in which he'd say that two members of Congress had pressured him to bring indictments in a politically charged corruption case -- and that he believed his refusal to do so may have had something to do with his firing.
Jennings told Fielding, Perino and "KR" that he would be available to discuss the matter further because, in his words, "once this happens in Albuquerque, the reporters will be asking DOJ and the White House." Jennings told the group that according to Domenici's chief of staff, "Domenici's idea is not to respond" to Iglesias' allegations "and hopefully make this a one-day story." And indeed, when he was first asked about Iglesias' allegations, Domenici said: "I have no idea what he's talking about." Only later did he admit that he was one of the two members of Congress who had called Iglesias about the case -- and that he regretted doing so.