Newsweek‘s Michael Isikoff has obtained the letter sent by White House counsel Fred Fielding to Karl Rove’s lawyer Robert Luskin, just a few days before Bush left office, instructing Luskin that Rove “should not appear before Congress” in response to any subpoenas issued. The letter makes clear that Bush is continuing to assert a retrospective executive privilege over his White House years.
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