Why Won't The WH Give Up The Papers? [View All]

[Me.]

What is in the papers that the WH doesn't want the senators to see? And what do the senators know or think is in them that makes Biden and Co. so adamant to see them? I believe that what is going on here is more than a faux filibuster and am curious as to whether there is a smoking gun involved.


"White House denies senators papers on Bolton nomination"
By Rick Klein, Globe Staff | May 28, 2005

WASHINGTON -- White House officials declined yesterday to give senators the extra documents they are seeking regarding John R. Bolton, President Bush's choice to become ambassador to the United Nations, setting up a major standoff with Senate Democrats over the long-troubled nomination.” Cont…

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“Senate Democrats want to see documents relating to Bolton's involvement in a report alleging that Syria possesses weapons of mass destruction. But the administration has said that such internal communications must be kept private to ensure candor within the administration's policy discussions.

Democrats also want 10 National Security Agency intelligence intercepts that Bolton requested, to determine whether Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, acted appropriately by asking for the names of Americans mentioned in the documents. The White House has allowed the chairman and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to review the intercets, but only with the names of the 19 Americans mentioned in them blacked out.’ Cont…


http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/05/28/white_house_denies_senators_papers_on_bolton_nomination/