Planned Destruction: 'At least six identifiable crimes' possible in CIA tape affair' (CNN)

Constitutional scholar: 'At least six identifiable crimes' possible in CIA tape affair
David Edwards and Jason Rhyne
Published: Wednesday December 19, 2007

White House involvement in the CIA's decision to destroy videotapes documenting severe interrogation techniques of suspected terrorists could constitute as many as six crimes, according to constitutional law expert Jonathan Turley.

Turley appeared on CNN to discuss a new report from the New York Times, which indicates that four White House attorneys, including then-White House counsels Alberto Gonzales and Harriet Miers, participated in discussions with the CIA about whether or not the tapes should be destroyed. The talks also reportedly included David Addington, Vice President Dick Cheney's former counsel and current chief of staff; and former senior National Security Council lawyer John Bellinger.

"Just when you think this scandal can't get worse, it does," the George Washington University Law School professor told CNN's John Roberts. "I mean, this is a very significant development because it shows that this was not just some rogue operator at the CIA that destroyed evidence being sought by Congress and the courts. It shows that this was a planned destruction, that there were meetings, and those meetings extended all the way to the White House."

.......................

Added Turley, "If that crime was committed it was a crime that would conceivably be ordered by the president himself, only the president can order those types of special treatments or interrogation techniques."

more at:
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Turley_At_least_six_crimes_in_1219.html

so little resistance.

they will get away with it, as always.

I can't imagine what documents may have been burned...

Clearing out those man sized safes? :tinfoilhat:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2496650

"MSNBC reporting that fire was IN Cheney's offices. They're now talking about doc destruction"

outright murder? on live TV?
oh, right, a blowjob. any takers?

1) Even if he did manage to get Articles out of the Judiciary committee, Nancy could quash them in the full House. (i think so anyway)
2) He doesn't seem to want to go against the will of his House Speaker.

ball might be in conyer's court but pelosi is the ref, and a biased one at that.

for the WH, Old Executive Office Building AND the DOJ.

Anyone have those old meeting notes?