President Bush has intervened in the constitutional catfight between House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and Congress, and the FBI and the Justice Department. He ordered all materials seized by the FBI from their raid on Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-LA) office to be sealed for 45 days.
The documents are currently held by the solicitor general, Paul Clement, AP reports. The solicitor general’s official duties are to represent the U.S. Government in cases before the Supreme Court.