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Again, the USA's serve at the president's pleasure. They could have been, and should have been, dismissed when Bush first took office.
There can be no obstruction of justice relating to their dismissal. Bush didn't agree with their viewpoints, priorities and agendas, so he let them go, as he was fully entitled to do. Even the most rabid don't claim there was any violation of law. So there can be no obstruction of justice.
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Don't know what anyone's basis is for saying this, unless he/she has studied the federal statutes cited and the relevant precedents.
Oh, and these US Attorneys were in fact appointed by Bush in 2001 (haven't checked every one but that's been the case for every one I've checked).