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Re: Justice Dept says president has exerted executive privilege over F&F doc [W:116/2
That would be wonderful, because then they'd have that excuse. As it is, they don't. And Adam, you still haven't shown where the POTUS has asserted EP. You've got the Atty General saying the president is going to do so. You maybe even have the Atty General requesting that the president assert EP (I say maybe because that doc isn't included in the PDF). But you don't have the POTUS, the only one who has the power to assert EP, claiming it.
I'm not saying he hasn't, just that thus far, it's nowhere to be seen.
Let's all not overlook the obvious here... if Holder released all 80,000 documents that Issa wants, then Issa would merely turn around and subpoena another 80,000. The game being played here is clear... even to those playing it.
It's the same of many 'debates' here at DP... a claim is made, a source is demanded, a source is provided, the source is dismissed on superficial grounds and another source is demanded. Ad nauseum.
That would be wonderful, because then they'd have that excuse. As it is, they don't. And Adam, you still haven't shown where the POTUS has asserted EP. You've got the Atty General saying the president is going to do so. You maybe even have the Atty General requesting that the president assert EP (I say maybe because that doc isn't included in the PDF). But you don't have the POTUS, the only one who has the power to assert EP, claiming it.
I'm not saying he hasn't, just that thus far, it's nowhere to be seen.