A former White House lawyer who handled executive privilege issues for Bill Clinton tells TPMmuckraker that in his view Obama’s executive order on presidential records was specifically intended to bolster pending legal efforts aimed at unlocking some of the secrets of the Bush years, such as the White House role in the U.S. attorney firings.
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