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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Scholars doubt White House privilege claim by Dave Boyer

Scholars doubt White House privilege claim

President Obama could be on shaky legal ground with his assertion of executive privilege in a congressional investigation that has been going on for a year, according to scholars who study the limits of presidential power.
Louis Fisher, a former specialist on the separation of powers at the nonpartisan Congressional ...

Obama asserts executive privilege over 'Fast and Furious' documents

President Obama on Wednesday asserted executive privilege over documents sought by a House committee in its investigation of the botched "Fast and Furious" operation.
The last-minute move came just before the start of a scheduled hearing by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on a contempt of Congress citation ...

Obama asserts executive privilege over 'Fast and Furious' docs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Dept says that President Barack Obama has asserted executive privilege to withhold documents a House committee is seeking in an investigation of a flawed gun-smuggling probe.
In a letter to Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., a Justice Department official said the privilege applies to documents that

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