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Saturday, April 21, 2007

we 'accidentally lost' millions of emails

if we 'accidentally find' them, we want to SEE them FIRST before showing anyone else. why? in case they contain any sensitive (i.e. INCRIMINATING) evidence

are we going to sit by silently and accept THIS too?

probably

White House Wants First Crack at RNC Emails

By Matt Renner t r u t h o u t Report
Friday 20 April 2007
The Congressional investigation into the US attorney firings has revealed that Bush administration officials have been communicating through unofficial email accounts, many of which are administered and archived by the Republican National Committee.
The RNC has stated that some records of these emails exist, but the RNC has yet to turn over any of the information to Congress, despite repeated requests from multiple Congressional committees.
Now, in an extraordinary move, the White House is demanding preemptive access to the emails held by the RNC, claiming the emails may contain information regarding ongoing Congressional investigations.
In a letter to the RNC, the White House instructed the committee to turn the emails over to the president's lawyers before Congress has access to them.
There are signs that the White House is preparing to invoke executive privilege to prevent the RNC from turning the emails over to Congress. The Supreme Court has recognized the right of presidents to refuse to give certain types of information to Congress or the Judicial Branch.
According to Colombia University Law Professor Michael Dorf, in the area of executive privilege, "the law remains remarkably unclear."
Neither the White House nor the RNC returned repeated requests for comment for this article............

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