Politics and Privilege

Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, Administration Wanted Loyalist as Justice Department Legal Adviser (Will history paint former Attorney General Ashcroft as a voice of reason?  It is hard to imagine that the Attorney General who issued an Order permitting the government to monitor attorney-client conversations in prison would fit this description - see here)

Dan Eggen, Washington Post, White House Blocks Release of FBI Files - Privilege Is Cited in CIA Leak Case  (Will Attorney General Mukasay be held in contempt for not complying with a House  subpoena?)

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