White House Obstructing Plame Investigation

The Bush Administration is actively blocking Congress' investigation into the outing of once-covert CIA agent Valerie Plame, according to House Oversight Committee chairman Henry Waxman.

In a letter sent today to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Waxman notes that "White House objections are preventing Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald from disclosing key information to investigating officials." Among the documents being withheld are interviews taken from White House officers during Fitzgerald's investigation into the leak of Plame's identity.

"Over the summer, Mr. Fitzgerald agreed to provide relevant documents to the Committee, including records of interviews with senior White House officials. Unfortunately, the White House has been blocking Mr. Fitzgerald from providing key documents to the Committee," Waxman writes to newly appointed Mukasey. "I ask that you personally look into this matter and authorize the production of the documents to the Committee without any further delay."

Waxman's letter provides one of the first tests for Mukasey, who stressed during his confirmation hearings that he would operate independently from White House directive. The letter also provides greater insight into the extent of collaboration between Fitzgerald and the oversight committee.

Read the full letter here. Emptywheel has more here.

Comments

[robodweeb]

GEORGE H.W. BUSH: “I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors.” [Speech at CIA, 4/26/99]

[dr4Will]

bush will try to sneak out the back door fom the WH to avoid paying for his treasonable acts--all democratic candidates should now say they will pursue the lawlessness that took place in the WH under bush , if they become President!!

[JohnKemp]

WOW!

Another story about our heroine, Valerie "Joan of Arc" Pflame.

Isn't she the one married to Joseph "Honest Abe" Wilson?

The depths that libs will plunge to in order to find their "leaders" & "causes" are pretty deep.

[Turnip]

The biggest American hero's to emerge from the Bush Administration?


Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson.


That's gotta hurt.

[Turnip]

Will Chinneys blubber act as a superconductor?

[provgrays]

Congress has ignored every other crme against the people of the United States and the Constitution. Why should allowing Executive branch obstruction in the Plame investigation be any different?

[BetterDeadthanRedState]

What? Again? Still?

[Jey]

Now can we start the impeachment process? HEEELLLOOOO...is anyone out there?

[Turnip]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAP!




(worldwide applause).

[WDW]

Okay From Now on lets just Have a simple test
- For anyone wanting to be PREZ.

Or hold down our Intel!!!


Young chimp beats college students

NEW YORK - Think you're smarter than a fifth-grader? How about
a 5-year-old chimp? Japanese researchers pitted young chimps
against human adults in tests of short-term memory, and overall,
the chimps won.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_sc/chimp_memory;_ylt=Aj7WO_G_J2qPOLxgNFVqb1kPLBIF

[Turnip]

sniff, sniff....

Aaaaaaaah,

the sweet sweet perfume of fried Chinney....

wafting from an undisclosed location.

[mystic]

The entire stalemate rests on WHY Pelosi made a deal with the White House to allow it carte blanche without any interpherence. You can call her all the names in the book, it doesn't really matter anymore. High on the suspect list is pressure and blackmail by AIPAC.But I would imagine we'll never know for sure, and that's because we've already been F* and everyone knows it.

[Turnip]

President Hillary will recind Bush's Executive Order blocking release of his papers.


Then we try 'em and fry 'em.


I wonder if Hill will let Valerie & Joe pull the switch?

[robodweeb]

Bush was in his whiny mode today.

[wmbear]

PREDICTION...

Mukasey will rule against Waxman. (That's a toughie....)