Here's a snip of a conversation between Jonathan Turley and KO, RE: executive privilege

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http://mrspickles.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/keith-olbermann-and-jonathan-turley-on-politics-over-justice-rove-emails/


OLBERMANN: On this other matter of the Rove e-mails, is Senator Leahy more likely to get them because he‘s targeting the people who received them? Will it ultimately matter, or has the White House successfully insulated itself from any of these probes, whether they‘re criminal or otherwise?

TURLEY: I think Leahy is, at this point, unstoppable, because of the mistakes the White House has made, and these allegations. There‘s a misconception that executive privilege is an absolute protection for the White House. It is not. Even when it applies, and it may not apply, the court says it can be overcome by a compelling interest in Congress.

Leahy‘s now investigating possible crimes. He‘s had statements made to Congress that appear quite clearly to be false. Those are very compelling situations, and he‘s being very smart. He‘s asking first for e-mails that go to Justice Department officials. He‘s entitled to those e-mails, because they dead-ended in the Justice Department, which fall under his jurisdiction.

It‘s a smart move. And if those e-mails show any evidence of crime, then he‘s going to be a bulldozer, and he‘s going to go straight for the White House, and I think he‘s going to succeed.

OLBERMANN: Yes, forget executive privilege at that point, if those e-mails turn anything up.

Professor Jonathan Turley of George Washington University. As always, sir, great thanks.

TURLEY: Thanks, Keith.