Lawmaker: White House Impeding Armstrong Williams Payola Probe

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Lawmaker: White House Impeding Armstrong Williams Payola Probe
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2005
By: Ben Feller, Associated Press

The Bush administration is impeding an investigation into the Education Department's hiring of commentator Armstrong Williams by refusing to allow key White House officials to be interviewed, a Democratic lawmaker briefed on the review said Thursday.

In addition, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., said Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is considering invoking a privilege that he said would require information to be deleted when the final version is publicly released, which is expected within days.

Miller called for Jack Higgins, the inspector general at the Education Department, to delay the report until Spellings agrees not to invoke "deliberative process privilege" and the White House grants interviews with current or former officials familiar with the deal.


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1. More amo for the fire, so want to keep this kicked up. n/t