Ashcroft goes too far even for Bush?
by Mimikatz
Thu Apr 29, 2004 at 02:24:59 PM PDT
Josh Marshall has an interesting post from the late press briefing today.
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com
It seems that after his appearance before the 9/11 Commission at which he attacked Commissioner and former Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick, falsely accusing her of contributing to a lack of communication at the FBI, Ashcroft declassified 30 more memos and posted them on the DOJ website to vilify her. He did not consult the White House, according to Scotty McClellan, and thus received a rebuke from the White House. Does this mean there is a limit to the Repub slime machine, or did he just presume to declassify something when that wasn't his call to make? Will we ever know?
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