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The right-wing understanding of Government

A former White House aide and current CEO of Freedom's Watch thinks that the President is the "client" of the Attorney General
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  • Friday, July 18, 2008 06:35 AM

    short memories

    It's funny that conservatives took the exact opposite approach towards the Justice Department and the AG during Clinton's time in office. I seem to recall it was conservatives loudly emphasizing, with the media's full support, that Janet Reno shouldn't be Clinton's lawyer but should be independent (which I think she mostly was, but not enough for Republican tastes at the time).

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