NPR.org, July 18, 2008 · The White House overruled a senior executive branch official who suggested firing the man in charge of representing government whistleblowers, NPR has learned.
Special Counsel Scott Bloch has been under increasing pressure from inside and outside his office to step down, but President Bush apparently has yet to ask for his resignation despite internal advice that he do so.
Clay Johnson, the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, urged the White House to dismiss Bloch, and the White House refused, according to sources familiar with the conversations. On Friday, Johnson's office denied the account. Spokeswoman Jane Lee wrote in an e-mail: "Mr. Johnson has not given or been asked for a recommendation regarding Scott Bloch." The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
PRESS RELEASE: 07/18/2008
Conyers to Investigate Allegations of OSC Whistleblower
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You know Dubya never fires his CYA crew...
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