MDixon wrote: > Is there some reason why he couldn't fire them? > They all serve at the discretion of the President. President Clinton fired all of the U.S. Attorneys after he was elected. Clinton used the mass firing as a means of covering up his real intention -- to fire the U.S. Attorney in his home state of Arkansas.
> Were they union? > No. From what I've read, only eight prosecutors lost their jobs, out of 93 U.S. Attorneys. Maybe the eight were simply good candidates for replacement.
