«He told me directly to use the PIN and that was the way to do it,» said one former administration official. (nydailynews.com)
Despite this criticism, former administrations as well as the current one consider it essential to national security. (politics.stackexchange.com)
-- Congress and the Bush administration headed for a preelection showdown Wednesday over the issue of executive privilege, with House Democrats scheduling a hearing that would put a key former administration figure under oath and the Justice Department mapping a last - ditch court appeal. (news.lawreader.com)