Attorney General Refuses to Pursue Contempt Citations of White House Aide

From Reuters:

"Saying no crime was committed, Mukasey rejected a request by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to refer the citations to a federal grand jury investigation of current White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers."

The citations were for not cooperating in a probe of the firing of U.S. attorneys:

"The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted 223-32 earlier this month, with most of President George W. Bush's fellow Republicans abstaining, to pursue legal action against Bolten and Miers for failing to provide documents and appear at a hearing.

"In doing so, the House also authorized its Judiciary Committee to go to court to file suit to enforce the subpoenas. White House spokesman Tony Fratto said if the Democrats choose to move forward, a federal judge would likely turn down the case....Critics charged the federal prosecutors were fired for political reasons, allegations denied by the White House.

"Mukasey said...that Bush, citing executive privilege, had directed his two aides not to comply, and the Justice Department had determined that Bush's order was legal and therefore it would not take any further action."

Since when does this sort of thing go on in a Democracy? And all this rhetoric about spreading Democracy etc. Sickening.


http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2923615420080301