Sen. Leahy's request for White House detainee docs denied
RAW STORYPublished: Wednesday January 3, 2007
A key Democratic U.S. senator reveals that the government turned down his request for documents pertaining to the White House's treatment of detainees, Congressional Quarterly is reporting.
"The Justice Department has rebuffed a Senate request for documents related to the Bush administration's policy on the detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists, particularly those held by the CIA," writes Keith Perine for CQ.
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) "requested the documents from Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on Nov. 16, after the CIA acknowledged the existence of two of them in the course of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union," Perine reports.
Leahy released a statement on Tuesday expressing his dissatisfaction with the decision by the Justice Department. It reads, in part: >>>cont
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A key Democratic U.S. senator reveals that the government turned down his request for documents pertaining to the White House's treatment of detainees, Congressional Quarterly is reporting.
"The Justice Department has rebuffed a Senate request for documents related to the Bush administration's policy on the detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists, particularly those held by the CIA," writes Keith Perine for CQ.
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT) "requested the documents from Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on Nov. 16, after the CIA acknowledged the existence of two of them in the course of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union," Perine reports.
Leahy released a statement on Tuesday expressing his dissatisfaction with the decision by the Justice Department. It reads, in part: >>>cont
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