Bush is bracing for new scrutiny

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Bush is bracing for new scrutiny

White House hiring lawyers in expectation of Democratic probes
By Julie Hirschfeld Davis
Sun reporter

Originally published December 26, 2006

WASHINGTON // President Bush is bracing for what could be an onslaught of investigations by the new Democratic-led Congress by hiring lawyers to fill key White House posts and preparing to play defense on countless document requests and possible subpoenas.

Bush is moving quickly to fill vacancies within his stable of lawyers, though White House officials say there are no plans to drastically expand the legal staff to deal with a flood of oversight.

"No, at this point, no," Tony Snow, the White House spokesman, said recently. "We'll have to see what happens."

Snow rebutted the notion that Bush is casting about for legal advice in the wake of his party's loss of control of the Congress.

Entire article at: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.investigate26dec26,0,7071390.story?coll=bal-home-headlines

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. As I posted the first time I saw this story

step two for the I word.

The dance is now officially on

So pick up your popcorn, and do the one two, the dance is now officially on