Thursday, June 28, 2007

Leahy's Gotta Whine

Bush Won't Supply Subpoenaed Documents
By Terence Hunt

President Bush, moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, asserted executive privilege Thursday and rejected lawmakers' demands for documents that could shed light on the firings of federal prosecutors.

Bush's attorney told Congress the White House would not turn over subpoenaed documents for former presidential counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor.

Congressional panels want the documents for their investigations of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' stewardship of the Justice Department, including complaints of undue political influence.

The Democratic chairmen of the two committees seeking the documents accused Bush of stonewalling and disdain for the law, and said they would press forward with enforcing the subpoenas.

"With respect, it is with much regret that we are forced down this unfortunate path which we sought to avoid by finding grounds for mutual accommodation," White House counsel Fred Fielding said in a letter to the chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees. "We had hoped this matter could conclude with your committees receiving information in lieu of having to invoke executive privilege. Instead, we are at this conclusion."

Thursday was the deadline for surrendering the documents. The White House also made clear that Miers and Taylor would not testify next month, as directed by the subpoenas, which were issued June 13.

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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8Q1V3E80&show_article=1

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

He needs Cheney to tell him to go f*** himself again....

1:09 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If it was a democrat, they'd be screaming exec priv fast enough!

3:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bobcat and Cassie I agree completely with your posts. The President sure has squandered a lot of political capital among us conservatives. What a shame. This Amnesty bill was one HELL of an unnecessary insult to the base.

Morgan

4:29 PM  
Blogger In Russet Shadows said...

I don't get what Miers has to do with any of this. The firings weren't illegal anyhow. This is one big fishing trip from beginning to end. Still, I have no sympathy left for Bush.

7:22 PM  

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