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Monday, April 9, 2007 12:00 AM

The upfront back channel

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  • Monday, April 9, 2007 09:53 PM

    Seems to me it's going to be pretty hard to assert Executive Privilege over communications made outside governmental channels.

    From what I've heard, the use of RNC e-mail accounts violates some Federal laws regarding archival records and communications, and it'll be interesting seeing the L'il Rascals lawyers from Regent University trying to convince the Supreme Court that e-mails sent thru the RNC should be kept from public scrutiny by the public's representatives in Congress.

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