Congress asks federal judge not to let Bush administration send disputed records to Archives

[kpete]

Source: Star Tribune

Congress asks federal judge not to let Bush administration send disputed records to Archives

By JESSE J. HOLLAND , Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The new Congress on Thursday asked a federal judge to force the Bush White House to keep documents on the controversial firings of nine federal prosecutors instead of turning them over to the National Archives.

Congressional Democrats have been fighting in court to get the documents from the administration for months, and they want to make sure they don't disappear into the National Archives. They asked U.S. District Judge John Bates to order the administration to leave the documents at the White House in the custody of President-elect Barack Obama's aides in case the information is needed.

Justice Department lawyers argued that the White House is required to turn the material over to the National Archives.


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[Moosepoop]

1. Good!

Sounds like Judge Bates just might order that copies of the documents be made and left at the White House, at the least. :)

[proud progressive]

2. ALRIGHT! silly me for not being aware of another bushian trick.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. NOW Bush wants to follow the law.

Yep, sociopathic.