White House rejects calls for eavesdropping special counsel

[Coexist]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/27/eavesdropping.ap/index.html
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Monday rejected the call by several House Democrats for a special counsel to investigate the Bush administration's eavesdropping program.

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In a letter released Monday, 18 House Democrats told Bush that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should appoint a special counsel. They said the surveillance of terrorists must be done within the bounds of U.S. law, but complained that their efforts to get answers to legal and factual questions about the program have been stymied -- "generally based on the feeblest of excuses."

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Justice's inspector general Glenn Fine said he lacked authority, and deferred to the department's Office of Professional Responsibility. That office has said it is investigating the conduct of the department's lawyers, but not the program's lawfulness.

Congress' investigative arm, the General Accountability Office, similarly declined to open a review, noting the administration would be expected to designate the necessary documents as foreign intelligence materials and limit access to them.



Lovely. But Whitwater needed one? Give me a break.

[Dawgs]

1. It's sad that they refused, but it still makes them look bad!!

:shrug:

[Coexist]

3. it certainly adds to their "above the law" look

but do people care?

[MADem]

2. Yeah, they prefer to eavesdrop ON Special Counsel!!! n/t