Biden: Does preservation order cover Cheney?

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/11/biden-does-preservation-order-cover-cheney/

Biden: Does preservation order cover Cheney?

Days after the destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes was publicly revealed, White House Counsel Fred Fielding sent out a notice to “all employees” ordering them to preserve documents and evidence on the matter. Today, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) wrote to Fielding asking how far the order reaches:

On December 10, 2007, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino stated that you issued a written directive to White House employees to preserve documents related to the destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes. Ms. Perino did not provide a copy of the directive, however, and she was unable to answer questions as to its breadth and scope.

Please confirm that the directive to preserve documents applied to the Executive Office of the President, including the National Security Council, in addition to immediate White House staff. In light of the Office of the Vice President’s record of fatuous arguments that it is not subject to the authority of the President, please also confirm that the directive included the Office of the Vice President and that the Office of the Vice President intends to comply.

[thepurpose]

1. Good Call because one never knows what branch of govenment Cheney belongs to.

[JerseygirlCT]

11. Didn't he invent the "fourth branch"? nt

[WheelWalker]

13. The broken branch. Rotted out from the inside.

[gateley]

2. Why do the majority of Dems seem to be complacent about this, and about the

in house investigation? This could be THE OPPORTUNITY! Why is Biden the only one who seems to care so much?

[babylonsister]

3. I don't know; Biden is getting the most coverage, that's for sure.

I've heard of Feingold, Reid, Durbin speaking out, but the silence is puzzling. Why isn't EVERYONE up in arms?

[gateley]

6. I agree -- puzzling -- don't they WANT to get this stuff out in the open?

I'm glad to hear Feingold, Reid and Durbin are in agreement -- still, WAY too few.

[annabanana]

4. Because Corpomedia is keeping the whole think under wraps...

It's Christmas for God's sake... There's merchandise that needs to be moved...

Get a grip.

[gateley]

7. I don't know why I keep thinking that this is America and that stuff like this

is crucial to who we are as a people. I'll try to snap out of it.

[Swamp Rat]

5. k&r

[WheelWalker]

8. Gawd, Joe's like a cruise missile threading its way to the target. Cheney's

got to feel like he's got a bullseye on his forehead.

[1corona4u]

9. Yes, he is...

[JerseygirlCT]

12. Can't wait for that target to be met.

Way past due on that one.

Wonder what the health care is like in prison these days?

[stlsaxman]

10. Joe Biden RAWKS!!!!

He is THE MAN!

:bounce:

[DCKit]

14. How can you excuse all the winking and nodding going on in DC?

Parkinson's? Tourette's? What a cruel joke at the expense of the American people our government has become.

Enough with the "strongly worded letters" Harry, Joe, Barbara, Chuck and Nancy: It's (long past) time to take a stand and investigate then prosecute this maladministration and their minions.

[bdamomma]

15. he is on all these committees

so he should push for an investigation.

Biden serves on the following committees in the 110th U.S. Congress:

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, (Chairman)
As Chairman of the full committee Biden is an ex officio member of each subcommittee.
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Antitrust Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, (Chairman)
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
Subcommittee on Immigration Border Security and Citizenship
Subcommittee on Technology Terrorism and Homeland Security
Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Co-Chairman)