by Robert Schmidt July 19 (Bloomberg) — House Democrats, escalating a battle with the White House, took the first step in seeking to hold President George W. Bush’s chief of staff in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena requesting documents on the firing of eight U.S. prosecutors. Voting 7-3 along party lines, a House…
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By Dan Eggen and Amy Goldstein, Washington Post saying that the Justice Department will never be allowed to pursue contempt charges initiated by Congress against White House officials once the president has invoked executive privilege. The position presents serious legal and political obstacles for congressional Democrats, who have begun laying the groundwork for contempt proceedings…
By Jason Leopold and Matt Renner, t r u t h o u t A federal judge has dismissed the civil lawsuit filed against top Bush administration officials by former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson. The judge, John Bates of the US District Court in Washington, DC is…
