Posted on 09/15/2005 8:12:10 PM PDT by blogblogginaway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department and the special counsel investigating the leak of a CIA operative's identity pressed Congress to block legislation that would compel the administration to turn over documents related to the case, the department said in a letter released on Thursday.
The Justice Department, in a letter dated September 14, said special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald had advised that producing documents and holding hearings would interfere with his investigation. The letter was sent to the House Intelligence Committee's Republican chairman, Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan.
Congressional Democrats have so far failed in their attempts to pass legislation that would force President George W. Bush and the departments of state, justice and defense to provide Congress with documents relating to CIA operative Valerie Plame.
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday rejected the legislation on a party-line vote. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee and International Relations Committee rejected similar resolutions on Wednesday.
Republican say Congress should await the outcome of Fitzgerald's investigation.
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It sure could, eh?
This could be a DNC talking point flash fax.
whose current approval ratings are the lowest of his presidency.
Reminds me of their gravitas talking point. May they live to regret it just as much. ;-)
Thanks; interesting. . .
What about Algore's emails? Lots of computer geeks and computer problems all of a sudden to hide those.
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