Bush Obstructed Justice in early Abramoff Investigation?

Once again I've been derelict in the blogging world. Holidays often do that to me. But I've climbed slowly back on the work wagon, and as I've been looking over recent news I found a piece that certainly warrants further awareness (if posting on this out of the way blog has that effect!).

It was reported way back in August of this year by the LATimes, but since Abramoff has now plead guilty and seems to be clearing out his singing voice to take down some friends along the way, it seems worth advertising more that Bush made a very suspicious move back in 2002 when a federal prosecutor was trying to look into shady dealings of Abramoff's in Guam.

Think Progress has the blurb that I ran across (the article referenced is here):

GUAM — BUSH REMOVES FEDERAL PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING
ABRAMOFF: In 2002, Abramoff was the target of a grand jury
investigation in Guam. On November 18, 2002, U.S. Atty. Frederick A. Black issued a grand jury subpoena issued seeking records involving a highly unusual contract between Abramoff and the Superior Court in Guam. Apparently, Superior Court officials in Guam paid Abramoff over $324,000 — funneled through a Laguna Beach attorney Howard Hills — to lobby against a bill in Congress that gave the Guam Supreme Court authority over the Superior Court. The Los Angeles Times reported this August that the day after Black issued the subpeona, “President Bush removed the supervising federal prosecutor [Black] and the inquiry ended soon after.” Black had “served as acting U.S. attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana islands since 1991.” He was replaced by Leonardo Rapadas, the man that the Guam Republican Party recommended to Karl Rove be given the job. [Los Angeles Times, 8/7/05]

Wow! Sounds like somebody should be calling up Mr. Black and see if he has any comments on this matter. Can anybody say conspiracy to obstruct justice?