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Top ‘Attorneygate’ investigator: No ‘blind faith’ for the White House

Michael Roston

On a 7-3 ruling, House Democrats moved rapidly Thursday afternoon to rule that the White House had asserted executive privilege in a manner that was ‘not legally valid.’

During the proceedings, a top House Democratic investigator of the firing of nine US Attorneys said that the White House’s latest moves were not consistent with the current system of government in the United States. Another top Democrat accused the White House of turning over ‘inaccurate’ information about Karl Rove’s role in the attorney firings.

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