BUSH ADMIN IMPROPERLY WITHELD E-MAILS ABOUT ROVE (Murray Waas)

[kpete]

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Administration Withheld E-Mails About Rove
By Murray Waas, National Journal
© National Journal Group Inc.
Thursday, May 10, 2007

The Bush administration has withheld a series of e-mails from Congress showing that senior White House and Justice Department officials worked together to conceal the role of Karl Rove in installing Timothy Griffin, a protégé of Rove's, as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

The withheld records show that D. Kyle Sampson, who was then-chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, consulted with White House officials in drafting two letters to Congress that appear to have misrepresented the circumstances of Griffin's appointment as U.S. attorney and of Rove's role in supporting Griffin.

In one of the letters that Sampson drafted, dated February 23, 2007, the Justice Department told four Senate Democrats it was not aware of any role played by senior White House adviser Rove in attempting to name Griffin to the U.S. attorney post. A month later, the Justice Department apologized in writing to the Senate Democrats for the earlier letter, saying it had been inaccurate in denying that Rove had played a role.

...........

Several of the e-mails that the Bush administration is withholding from Congress, as well as papers from the White House counsel's office describing other withheld documents, were made available to National Journal by a senior executive branch official, who said that the administration has inappropriately kept many of them from Congress.

MUCH more at:
http://news.nationaljournal.com/articles/070510nj1.htm

[spanone]

1. KICK AND R

[babylonsister]

2. We pretty much knew that, but I'm glad to see it in writing. Mr. Waas

rocks, and thank you, kpete!

[mod mom]

3. Waas' articles are always noteworthy!

[acmavm]

4. How many times has KKKarl been caught with his hands in the

cookie jar? And what's ever happened to him? What will happen this time?

But it IS nice to hear the blame land where it belongs for a change.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Hopefully Conyers will bring this up as he grills Gonzo...n/t

[Patsy Stone]

6. Troglodytes

So, who is the "senior executive branch official" with a conscience?

[SharonRB]

9. I didn't think there were any, but apparently there's one hiding out there somewhere

:hi:

I'm absolutely shocked, I tell you!

[Patsy Stone]

10. Scarce as hen's teeth!

I have thing tonight, so I won't be around. :(

[SharonRB]

12. You didn't miss much, clubhouse-wise

DU was down until 8:30. There are only a few of us there. See ya tomorrow. Have fun at your "thing."

[NewJeffCT]

11. and how did this person get hired into the Bush White House?

I thought lack of a conscience and lack of a soul are two of the prerequisites for employment there?

[blogslut]

7. K&R

Murray Waas rules.

[Canuckistanian]

8. Gee, that wasn't predictable at all

I wonder if they should subpoena Griffin's emails?

[MsKandice01]

13. More proof of lying by these thugs...

It won't matter to the Bushbots though.

[C_U_L8R]

14. We're not getting anywhere...

unless the Dems start pressing charges

[bobbolink]

20. YUP! Same old expected "leaks", leading nowhere.

Spine Time.

[wicket]

15. K & R

:kick:

[DemSoccerMom]

16. WHAT?!?

The Bush admin did something subversive? Let me sit down to take this all in. Wow. I'm beyond suprised. Color me shocked. :sarcasm:

[WillyT]

17. HUGE K & R !!!

:bounce::kick::bounce:

:woohoo:

[lonestarnot]

18. kick

[Swede]

19. Murray Waas better not fly on any small airplanes.

Just sayin'. :tinfoilhat:

Other stories by Murray Waas.

http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/waas.htm

The CIA Leak Investigation
National Journal's ongoing coverage of the CIA leak investigation by Murray Waas. To search archives of National Journal that date back to 1977, or other sections of NationalJournal.com, please click here.

DOJ Official Says He Was Directed To Call Prosecutors (05/03/2007)
Gonzales' Order Delegated Extra Powers To Aides (04/30/2007)
Aborted Probe Probably Would Have Targeted Gonzales (03/15/2007)
The Libby-Cheney Connection (02/19/2007)
Cheney's Call (02/15/2007)
CIA Leak Probe: Inside The Grand Jury (01/12/2007)
Bush Blocked Justice Department Investigation (07/18/2006)
Bush Directed Cheney To Counter War Critic (07/03/2006)
What Ashcroft Was Told (06/08/2006)
Rove-Novak Call Was Concern To Leak Investigators (05/25/2006)
Why Rove Testified For A Fifth Time (04/28/2006)
Are There Double Standards On Leak Probes? (04/25/2006)
Cheney Authorized Leak Of CIA Report, Libby Says (04/14/2006)
Libby Says Bush Authorized Leaks (04/06/2006)
Insulating Bush (03/30/2006)
What Bush Was Told About Iraq (03/02/2006)
Cheney 'Authorized' Libby to Leak Classified Information (02/09/2006)
Iraq, Niger, And The CIA (02/02/2006)
Why Novak Called Rove (12/16/2005)
Key Bush Intelligence Briefing Kept From Hill Panel (11/22/2005)
Senate Ethics Committee Clears Shelby (11/13/2005)
Libby Testimony Is Key To Rove Inquiry (11/12/2005)
Addington's New Role Draws Fresh Attention (10/30/2005)
Cheney, Libby Blocked Papers To Key Panel (10/27/2005)
Secret Service Records Prompted Key Miller Testimony (10/20/2005)
CIA Leak Prosecutor Focuses On Libby (10/18/2005)
Libby Did Not Tell Grand Jury About Key Conversation (10/11/2005)
Rove Assured Bush He Was Not Leaker (10/7/2005)

[mudesi]

21. IMPEACH

Come on, Democrats.

[On the Road]

22. Can Karl Rove be Impeached?

I just found out yesterday that Attorneys General are subject to impeachment. What about someone in Karl Rove's job? Or is there a way to charge him with a crime given the current leadership in the Department of Justice?

[gratuitous]

23. Makes you wonder

Makes you wonder why the White House was so willing to let Karl Rove and Harriet Miers go up to Congress for closed, off the record, unsworn testimony using pre-sumitted questions and no follow-up session before all this inconvenient evidence started oozing its way out of the White House and the RNC. It looks more and more like it was a pre-emptive stab at inoculation while appearing to cooperate.

Of course, the popular media have all agreed not to remember any such offer, and certainly not to correlate with later events that make it look like the White House was more interested in obstructing justice than in helping the process along.

[ourvoicescount]

24. Amazing that they actually "found" them. Thanks kpete!

:sarcasm: