Posted on 06/03/2010 5:28:47 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
In a letter to Sen. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee Republican, Robert Bauer, counsel to Obama, implied the president may use executive privilege to hide some memos Elena Kagan wrote when she served in the Clinton White House.
President Obama does not intend to assert executive privilege over any of the documents requested by the Committee, Bauer writes.
Of course, President Clinton also has an interest in these records, and his representative is reviewing them now, he adds.
The Clinton library has more than 150,000 documents related to Elena Kagan. This is one of the few sources we have to know what Kagan thinks on many issues.
I can certainly see where attorney-client privilege would apply, to the extent certain documents would fall under this doctrine. Further, they might not represent her own opinions, but rather her advocating for her client and their position (it’s what lawyers do). I can’t see where they would make a blanket “no” for all documents apply, but you could then take it to the bank that nothing controversial would make it to the Senate.
That said, the Senate has rights too - including filibustering, and failing to bring her nomination out of committee.
No need to get all huffy about it - “O” does what he has to do, and the Senate does as well. The Senate should filibuster, and say “NEXT!”
Just ask Richard Nixon
That’s just sleazy..
The usual “Friday dump”.
What don’t they want us to know?
AKC?
These were the ones referred to in the original article. If there are others, it would be good to know what their nature is asserted to be.
Certainly, though, the over 10,000 documents that were made available today should make for intense reading for a while.
Carpet Muncher Alert! (see tagline)
LOL!
I think she is a heinz 57 so it can’t be AKC...
Isn’t that ever so peachy of the Clinton library to dump these out over a weekend. Will the MSM read them muchless report on them?
They could say she was spawn from Lucifer himself and eats live babies and she will be nominated.
http://www.clintonlibrary.gov/textual-KaganDPC.htm
I’m going to come right out and say what nobody else will-we got enough ugly on the Bench already. Putting Kagan and Sotomayor next to each other would stop a clock..
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704764404575286493530383982.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5
Gee, love that TRANSPARENCY!!!
” Stop questioning, just accept, its Barryspeak at its best.”
And notice “ Clinton may have some interest”, so once again the Toons will be called on to fall on their sword for the Dem party
Even though Clinton has no authority to use that now. How exactly is Clinton going to withhold documents?
Someone should place a Hold on the Destroyer’s nomination...
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