Bush Filling White House Positions With Lawyers To Brace For Congressional Probes...

Baltimore Sun Julie Hirschfeld Davis December 26, 2006 01:16 PM

President Bush is bracing for what could be an onslaught of investigations by the new Democratic-led Congress by hiring lawyers to fill key White House posts and preparing to play defense on countless document requests and possible subpoenas.

Bush is moving quickly to fill vacancies within his stable of lawyers, though White House officials say there are no plans to drastically expand the legal staff to deal with a flood of oversight.

READ FULL STORY