Prosecutor Sought for White House Probe (missing e-mails)

[sabra]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) - An advocacy group on Monday sought a criminal probe of the White House over millions of possibly missing e-mails, saying someone may have deliberately deleted them to conceal involvement in a potential crime.

In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said the White House also may have violated two federal record-keeping laws, including the Federal Records Act, which carries criminal sanctions for unlawful destruction.

CREW, which is suing the Executive Office of the President, said over 10 million e-mails from March 2003 to October 2005 are missing. The period coincides with the runup to the Iraq invasion and the leaking by at least three top White House aides of the CIA identity of Valerie Plame.

The White House referred questions on the letter to the Justice Department, which declined immediate comment.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7281683,00.html

[acmavm]

1. Good luck on that one. NOTHING will be investigated while the

criminals are still in control.

[RuleOfNah]

2. May have?

Isn't a GEEKSQUAD bill enough evidence of intent?

[Supersedeas]

3. Muck Muck Mukasey will get right on that.

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

4. those emails aren't missing

they are caught up in the NSA cache, just like yours and mine.
Oh the irony.

[truthisfreedom]

5. Who can we apply pressure on to get something done here?

Let's get this investigation on the road.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. Easy. Follow the Bush Protocol.

Find out who was accused of deleting the emails, and appoint them to investigate the affair. Who else would have the necessary background knowledge to inveatigate properly?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. "I tried and I couldn't find squat."

:shrug:

[tularetom]

7. This could actually lead to something

The woman that's in charge of CREW is a real bulldog. Forget her name but I've seen her on TV several times and she impresses me as the type of individual who won't let something drop when it's as important as this is.

[Crabby Appleton]

9. but CREW has no influence whatsoever with the AG

none.

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. "an advocay group..." Translation: Nothing's gonna happen

[ToughLuck]

11. I can only HOPE something will come of this!

Bush will no doubt consult with Addington and Cheney and find another way to give his administration immunity...must be nice. This is why Pelosi makes me nuts...Dem leaders have no conscience.

[alfredo]

12. Is there a way to go around the DoJ? There's got to be a way to bring

the junta to justice?

[fascisthunter]

13. Thanks to Our Politically Corrupt and Financially Compromised Congress ...

not much will come from this either.

PS - and Congress wants the World's respect?!?!?! Hell, how about they start working hard for their citizens' respect first!