CREW REQUESTS VP LEAK INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW

17 Jul 2008 // CREW sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice requesting copies of the interview that the FBI conducted of Vice President Richard B. Cheney as part of the investigation into the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert CIA identity. CREW is requesting the same records that the House Committee on Government Oversight has sought through a subpoena and over which the White House has claimed executive privilege. In light of the serious questions that have been raised about the vice president's role in the leak and the urgency to inform the public about the underlying facts, CREW requested expedition that, if granted, would require the Justice Department to process CREW's request in 10 days.

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