Executive Privilege

Posted on July 9th, 2007 by TechDigger

Bush denies Congress access to aides - Yahoo! News

President Bush directed former aides to defy congressional subpoenas on Monday, claiming executive privilege and prodding lawmakers closer to their first contempt citations against administration officials since Ronald Reagan was president.

So at this point I’m wondering is there anything that wouldn’t fall under executive privilege?
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Give me a break

Posted on March 21st, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

House panel defies Bush, votes for subpoenas - CNN.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) — House Democrats voted Wednesday to give their leaders the authority to force White House officials to testify on the firings of U.S. attorneys.The House Judiciary subcommittee vote was to authorize subpoenas. It does not mean that subpoenas will be issued; only that they could [...]

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