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<\/a>David Edwards and Jason Rhyne, Raw Story<\/strong><\/p>\n

White House involvement in the CIA’s decision to destroy videotapes documenting severe interrogation techniques of suspected terrorists could constitute as many as six crimes, according to constitutional law expert Jonathan Turley.<\/p>\n

Turley appeared on CNN to discuss a new report<\/a> from the New York Times<\/em>, which indicates that four White House attorneys, including then-White House counsels Alberto Gonzales and Harriet Miers, participated in discussions with the CIA about whether or not the tapes should be destroyed. The talks also reportedly included David Addington, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former counsel and current chief of staff; and former senior National Security Council lawyer John Bellinger.<\/p>\n

“Just when you think this scandal can’t get worse, it does,” the George Washington University Law School professor told CNN’s John Roberts. “I mean, this is a very significant development because it shows that this was not just some rogue operator at the CIA that destroyed evidence being sought by Congress and the courts. It shows that this was a planned destruction, that there were meetings, and those meetings extended all the way to the White House.”<\/p>\n

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