But the cover-up of the extent of the crime was done by the Bush administration. The slap on the wrist, rather than the prison time Berger deserved, was done by the Bush administration.
Government corruption stinks no matter which party it's emanating from.
you are looking at the wrong people. the people being protected here, are the permanent beauracracy at State and CIA. they run this part of the government, not the political appointees who come and go with each administration. you think Condi Rice runs State? Was Porter Goss in control of the CIA?
we tend to focus on the political appointees, and that's understandable. But if the "cabal" lets them go down, that's one layer of protection peeled away.