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D.C. Federal Court Judge leaning toward Executive Privilege over F&F.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge said Thursday she is leaning toward allowing President Barack Obama's claim of executive privilege in Operation Fast and Furious, the failed law enforcement operation at the center of a congressional investigation and subpoena fight between the Justice Department and House Republicans.At a hearing, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson cautioned that she has not decided how she will rule in the case. But she said she regards the executive privilege claim as qualified. That view could result in some Justice Department records that House Republicans want remaining confidential, while others might be subject to public disclosure. Lawyers for the House and the White House argued the case before Jackson. She flayed both sides, chiding the lawyers for turning in legal filings that she called "distressing" for their "vituperative" tone and saying the hearing would not turn into a "press conference." No sense getting all 'vituperative' over gun running and dead people now is there. Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-16 |
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