The Bush administrationâs strategy to bar the Justice Department from pursuing congressional contempt charges against White House officials is buttressed by a DoJ legal opinion released under the Clinton administration. The opinion argued that Congress cannot force a U.S. attorney to pursue contempt charges when executive privilege is invoked. As legal questions abound, Democratic lawmakers do not have an âimmediate strategyâ to respond to the White Houseâs actions. (Washington Post)
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