White House Claims Executive Privilege Over RNC Emails

[Hissyspit]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/17/wh-claims-executive-privilege-over-rnc-emails

WH claims executive privilege over RNC emails.In a letter to the RNC, Emmet Flood, a special counsel to President Bush, “today again raised the possibility of an executive-privilege claim on e-mails and other documents from private e-mail accounts used by senior White House officials” but controlled by the RNC. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) called the request “extreme and unnecessary” and said it was “a clear attempt, on the Administration’s part, to delay this process and keep the wheels of Justice turning slowly.”

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0407/White_House_Raises_Potential_ExecutivePrivilege_Claim_on_RNC_Emails.html

April 17, 2007

White House Raises Potential Executive-Privilege Claim on RNC E-mails

A White House official today again raised the possibility of an executive-privilege claim on e-mails and other documents from private e-mail accounts used by senior White House officials but controlled by the Republican National Committee.

In a letter to Robert Kelner, the RNC's counsel, Emmet Flood, a special counsel to President Bush, reiterated the desire of the White House to review any materials it is considering turning over the House Judiciary Committee before doing so.

[Patsy Stone]

1. That's not gonna fly.

No way.

[Horse with no Name]

2. It better not

:mad:

[Bjorn Against]

12. You should be right...

But with this Supreme Court I can never be confident that justice will prevail.

[tridim]

3. OK, now we know the RNC accounts were used for more than campaigning.

Subpoena their asses NOW.

[BlooInBloo]

5. Yup

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. Executive Privilege attempt = GUILTY!!!

Subpoena them AND confiscate the servers!

[sam sarrha]

11. used for illegal communications form the white house.., obstruction of justice by circumventing

required methods, pray they did this across state lines.. interstate and RICO..

[LiberalFighter]

15. Servers for RNC are in Tennessee

[sam sarrha]

26. then they are Toast.. interstate violations are severe, the integration of the cafe by Blacks in the

beginning of the civil rights movement was decided in the courts in favor of the Blacks and integrating businesses because the sugar packets on the tables were transported across the state line.. interstate commerce put the situation in the federal courts, and trumped state segregation laws

[BlooInBloo]

4. The only thing they can be hoping is to run the clock out in the courts.

[Spazito]

6. Actually they used a VERY INTERESTING phrase other than

Executive Privilege, they used "Executive Branch interest". I can't seem to find any legal finding that allows the WH to claim "Executive Branch interest" as holding any legal claim, lol.

They know they have NO Executive Privilege claim regarding the RNC e-mails so are trying to "fudge" the language to sound like they do.

Page 2 of the letter where they claim "executive branch interest":

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/Conyers-WHcounsel/?resultpage=2&

[LiberalFighter]

16. Gonzales probably created the term

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. "executive branch interest"

Does that mean their crimes have been accruing interest and they're about to be forced to pay up?

[LiberalFighter]

19. Conyers should say that Congress supercedes Executive Branch interest

with their Congressional Branch interest.

Check the Constitution. Which is listed first?

Article I -- Legislative Branch

Article II -- Executive Branch

Article III -- Judiciary Branch

[Octafish]

20. ''Chimpeachment'' is another one...

As in:

"Chimpeach them all."



Bush is goin' to Gitmo, Baby.

[Ioo]

7. We must be on the right track...

[bobthedrummer]

8. CREW SENDS NEW FOIA TO WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION OF

EMAIL RECORDS MANAGEMENT based on new information from a confidential source-this was filed this afternoon
http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/27688

Enough of this Republican Party totalitarian bullshit-we, the people demand accountability or there will be significant lawful demonstrations of our power to oust these criminals.

[Hissyspit]

13. Thanks. n/t

[annabanana]

9. Astounding, isn't it?

There should be marshalls on their way over to the RNC offices right now to seize the servers and lock them up.

[lumberjack_jeff]

14. Having it both ways; exhibit one.

Either they used the RNC servers for more than political purposes, thus circumventing the Presidential Records act, or they used them legitimately - for purely political topics, in which case there should be no question that the data must be surrendered upon a congressional order.

[C_U_L8R]

18. Check Mate

somebody is going to jail

[MiniMe]

21. If they had anything to do with WH business, they should not have been...

on the RNC account. They can't have it both ways. Clearly obstruction, and violation of the PRA

[dave123williams]

22. Oh, sorry ; you can't have it both ways.

Executive priv? You mean, it's not about covering themselves for using the Hatch act as toilet paper?

[Robbien]

23. This is the kind of nonsense we can expect since the Justice Dept

is filled with people from the crackerjack university called Regent.

[LaPera]

24. That's complete bullshit...RNC has nothing to do with exec. privilege...that's like saying

they have Executive-Privilege on their Yahoo email!

[gratuitous]

25. Prima facie evidence that a crime has been committed

Where's the FBI on this?

[bobthedrummer]

27. kick