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2007's Biggest White House Whoppers

J. Kelman — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:10:00 CST

In her second annual roundup of the Bush administration's most egregious legal arguments, Dahlia Lithwick of Slate offers her top 10 doozies: The United States does not torture State-secrets privilege used to shield almost anything. Almost anything Alberto Gonzales said. The nine US attorneys were fired for cause. Anyone who...

Bush Aide Stonewalls Senators

Dustin Lushing — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:29:16 CDT

Karl Rove didn't show up, but the White House sent a 29-year-old aide to field Senate Judiciary Committee questions about the US attorney firings today. Scott Jennings, the first administration figure to testify while still in office, followed the path laid out by ex-boss Sara Taylor in refusing to answer...

Ex-Aide Stays Tight Lipped on Attorneys

Greg Atwan — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:32:55 CDT

Former White House political adviser Sara Taylor never discussed the ouster of nine US attorneys with President Bush, she told the Senate Judiciary Committee today. The subpoenaed Taylor said little else about the Justice Department scandal, citing executive privilege, but waffled occasionally between discretion and disclosure—for instance apologizing for...

Bush Aide Will Invoke Exec Privilege

J. Kelman — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:32:57 CDT

Former Bush political director Sara Taylor will answer limited questions from Congress but steer clear of anything she thinks would violate executive privilege, according to a copy of her opening statement released early this morning. Taylor is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee later today as part of...

US Attorney Firing Probe Spreads to White House

M. Morris — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:42:13 CDT

The congressional investigation of the US attorney firings reached the White House today as the judiciary committee in each chamber subpoenaed a different former high-level official. Lawmakers subpoenaed documents from the White House chief of staff, the AP reports, but Karl Rove has not been served because Democrats are still...