Michael Roston, Raw Story
The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee started a hearing on the firing of eight federal prosecutors by asking if President George W. Bush was directly responsible for the termination of the prosecutors.
“We are quickly reaching the point where, given the claim of executive privilege, the logical question is what did the President know and when did he know it?” asked Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in his opening remarks. “By his claim of executive privilege, is President Bush now taking responsibility for the firing of such well-regarded and well-performing U.S. attorneys?”
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