by Frank James
Another day, another raft of congressional subpoenas being delivered to the executive branch.
Today, it’s the Senate Judiciary Committee papering Washington with subpoenas demanding that the Bush Adminstration produce documents
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related to the warrantless wiretapping program conducted by the National Security Agency.This from a statement issued by committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) about the supoenas:
These latest subpoenas follow others issued by both the House and Senate Judiciary committees for documents associated with the firing of federal prosecutors and testimony from some of the participants.
The spate of subpoenas is what the administration feared would happen if the Democrats assumed control of Congress.
This latest action by Congress also deepens the rift between the two branches, furthering a standoff between a White House that’s not shy about using executive-privilege claims to protect its secrecy and a Democratic Congress intent on doing oversight on an administration it views as arrogant and reckless with Constitutional protections. Ready yourselves for a heated battle in that third branch, the courts.