Saturday, December 06, 2008

Waxman power!


Committee Report Criticizes President’s Assertion of Executive Privilege


The Committee will next Tuesday consider a report supported by Chairman Henry A. Waxman and former Ranking Member Tom Davis finding that President Bush made a “legally unprecedented and an inappropriate use of executive privilege” when he directed Attorney General Mukasey to withhold Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald’s interview of Vice President Cheney from the Committee.




Documents and Links
Draft Report: President Bush's Assertion of Executive Privilege Regarding Attorney General Mukasey


Appendix A to Report on President Bush's Assertion of Executive Privilege Regarding Attorney General Mukasey


Appendix B to Report on President Bush's Assertion of Executive Privilege Regarding Attorney General Mukasey


Draft Report: Additional Views of Chairman Waxman on President Bush's Use of Executive Privilege

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