executive privilege

Davis, Waxman Agree: President Abused Powers

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a bipartisan report today that concluded George W. Bush abused his claim of executive privilege when he withheld from the committee Vice President Dick Cheney’s FBI interview concerning the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity.

White House Unable to Stall on Executive Privilege

White House officials may have finally run out of ways to avoid testifying about the fired U.S. Attorneys scandal. District Court Judge Patrick Bates denied a Justice Dept. request to put a hold on his ruling barring executive branch employees from using executive privilege to skirt testifying before Congress.