In a letter to Waxman, Fitzgerald did not refuse to cooperate with the congressional probe but made it clear he had little to say.
"I do not believe it would be appropriate for me to offer opinions, as your letter suggests the committee may seek, about the ultimate responsibility of senior White House officials for the disclosure of Ms. Wilson's identity," Fitzgerald wrote.
2007-03-15 04:04:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Speaking briefly to reporters following Libby's conviction, Fitzgerald said no more charges would be filed, the case was complete and he was going back to his job as U.S. attorney in Chicago. He has not spoken publicly since about the case and has refused all interview requests.
"I think we should conduct this like any other criminal investigation: charge someone or be quiet," Fitzgerald said when he announced Libby's indictment.
2007-03-15 04:07:17 · update #1
Waxman is a joke
2007-03-22 11:06:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Henry Waxman's own site contains a 1995 LA Times article that compares him Eugene McCarthy. He must agree or else he's flattered by the article's description of him:
"But behind the doors of Congress, Henry Waxman can be ruthless. Critics likened his treatment of the Tobacco Seven to Joe McCarthy, a show trial intended to bring a powerful industry publicly to its knees"
What might the difference be? McCarthy falsely accused many people of being Communists. Waxman helped expose collusion within the tobacco industry to conceal health facts related to smoking, to increase the nicotine in tobacco, and to target ads at young children. McCarthy went after innocent people and strawmen by using innuendo and lies, Waxman attacks wrongdoers with facts and evidence.
2007-03-19 23:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How are you equating this with McCarthyism? the very fact that Fitzgerald's letter to the Committee is public information lays the deceive your argument. is this going to be the the perfect option's new meme now that it is transforming into abundantly sparkling that Congress has finally discovered the braveness to make the administrative branch in charge to the folk of this united states of america?
2016-10-02 04:09:05 · answer #3 · answered by kosmoski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He is not. Oversight is a proper function of congress.
There is an urgent need for much more oversight than what we have had in the last several years.
2007-03-22 19:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by johnfarber2000 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋