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4/06/2006 03:56:00 PM | Justin The Plot Thickens (link) For those who choose to say no to Bush, this latest NYT headline at first seems too good to be true: In Court Filings, Cheney Aide Says Bush Approved Leak. Could this be grounds for an impeachment? Unfortunately, it's not at juicy as it sounds unless he specifically authorized the disclosure of Valerie Plame's identity. Bush's lawyers appear to be making a catch-22 argument of his and Cheney's innocence from the crime of disclosing classified documents: Presidential verbal authorization to disclose is effectively declassification, they say. I wonder if there is a precedent for this, or if it's just something they made up: I wouldn't be surprised if they'd just made it up considering that the opinions of those formerly on their legal defense council like Stanford Law Professor John Yoo, appear to indicate that the president basically has the authority to do whatever he wants. It's hard to find someone guilty of anything if all they have to do is authorize their own behavior before doing it, so impeachment still seems unlikely. perma link |
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