Contents tagged with executive privilege
Filed in: US Constitution | by Nathanael Bennett | 5:28 PM Jun. 26, 2012
Fast & Furious is Now Obama’s Problem
The debacle that is the Fast and Furious scandal is now officially President Obama’s problem. Yesterday, in response to the President’s recent decision to invoke executive privilege over the documents subpoenaed by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to President Obama seeking clarification on several key points. First, the letter reminds the President that: Courts have consistently held that the assertion of the constitutionally... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by David French | 3:19 PM Jun. 20, 2012
Executive Privilege: What Does the Case Law Say?
President Obama’s assertion of executive privilege over certain Fast and Furious-related documents generated in the aftermath of a now-famous (and inaccurate) February 4, 2011 letter to Congress that misstated the nature and extent of the gunrunning program has profound political and legal implications. The political implications are fairly clear. It’s a real scandal now. For two years Fox News, conservative journalists, and conservative congressmen have been doggedly chasing dow... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 11:12 AM Jun. 20, 2012
Attorney General Holder Must Resign
When the news about Operation Fast and Furious first reached American citizens one of the first things we were told is that the President and the White House were not involved. Now after a year of providing false and misleading information to Congress we have reason to doubt that statement as well. Attorney General Holder and Congressional leaders, including Rep. Darrell Issa, met yesterday in a final attempt to get the Attorney General and the Department of Justice to turn over the documents t... Continue Reading
