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White House Stonewalls on Subpoenas

Bush invokes executive privilege in Senate probe of US attorney firings

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 28, 2007 5:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – The White House shot down attempts to subpoena internal documents concerning the US attorney firings today by invoking executive privilege. Though not a surprise, the refusal moved the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to accuse the administration of "Nixonian stonewalling." If the... Read full story »

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