White House will cooperate with investigations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration will cooperate with investigations by the new Democratic Congress on issues such as Iraq and the treatment of detainees, but hopes the hearings do not turn into "witch hunts," a top White House official said on Thursday.

Democrats who took control of both chambers of Congress at the beginning of the month have promised aggressive oversight of the administration and hearings could focus on the handling of contracts in Iraq, the detention of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other subjects.

"Of course, we will cooperate with any investigations that the Congress wants to pursue. We believe in vigorous and legitimate oversight by the Congress," White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten said in an interview on National Public Radio.

But he added, "I don't think political witch hunts are going to be particularly productive or well received here in Washington."
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If you will excuse me, I am going outside now. Every night at this time, I fly to the moon by flapping my arms.

They now have the headline. That's all they need. The backwash will retain the "White House will cooperate with investigations", and all future evidence to the contrary, is just the liberal media.

offing uncooperative witnesses.