House Democrats push Bush on Subpoenas


	House Democrats push Bush on Subpoenas

pokkets

11-6-2007 1:25 AM

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congress, contempt, white, house, bush, withholding evidence

pokkets says:

The White House said executive privilege meant those who were charged with withholding documents from a congressional hearing-Contempt of Congress, were immune from prosecution. Of course they were only the messengers.

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11-6-2007 8:36 PM

kkcapricorn

Bush would just pardon them all, anyway.

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