David Iglesias is the prototype twenty first century Republican: charismatic, Hispanic, an evangelical Christian and a captain in the Navy Reserve who served for many years in the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps ("JAG"). In  1998, Iglesias campaigned to become Attorney General of New Mexico against the heavily favored Patricia Madrid. He nearly pulled off an upset and the Republican Party took notice. In 2000, Iglesias paid his party dues and worked for George W. Bush's election.

There is some very illuminating comments by David;

DI:  It is.  Right, you're appointed by the president, you're confirmed by the Senate, you serve typically anywhere from 4-7 years.  Some people leave earlier, some people get fired, although that's relatively unusual.

And what makes this scandal so different is that large number forced to resign on the same day with no real justification, with no legal basis for that.

and

I knew you could be fired for getting involved in political matters as a U.S. attorney, but I never thought I would be fired for not getting involved in Partisan political activities.