Democrats Seek Criminal Probe of Bush 'Abuses'

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/13/washington/AP-Democrats-Bush.html?_r=1

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The incoming Obama administration should launch a criminal investigation of Bush administration officials to see whether they broke the law in the name of national security, a House Democratic report said Tuesday.

President-elect Barack Obama has been more cautious on the issue and has not endorsed such a recommendation.

Along with the criminal probe, the report called for a Sept. 11-style commission with subpoena power, to gather facts and make recommendations on preventing misuse of power, according to the report by the Democratic staff of the House Judiciary Committee.

The report covers Bush administration policies that Democrats have protested for some time. Among them: interrogation of foreign detainees, warrantless wiretaps, retribution against critics, manipulation of intelligence and political dismissals of U.S. attorneys.


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Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said his staff has met with the Obama transition officials on the report. The president-elect's transition team has not endorsed it.

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1. Conyers, eh.

wake me up when someone actually does something besides 'probe' and send angry letters. wake me up when Rove is arrested for ignoring subpeonas. wake me up when Harriet Miers and Alberto Gonazles are arrested too. wake me up when Cheney and Bush are put on trial. until then, all I have seen is talkity talk talk.