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Ahead of Tuesday deadline, 25 percent of White House staff turn over
documents
NBC, MSNBC AND NEWS SERVICES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 --
Less than a day before the deadline to turn over documents related to
the CIA leak investigation, only about a quarter of White House
staffers had complied, White House press secretary Scott McClellan
said Monday after President Bush reiterated his promise of full
cooperation.
MORE THAN 2,000 White House staffers were asked Friday to review
whether they had any information that might be relevant to the Justice
Department investigation.
In a memo obtained by NBC News, White House counsel Alberto Gonzales
said all materials had to be turned in to his office by 5 p.m.
Tuesday.
By early Monday evening, less than 24 hours before the deadline, only
about 500 had turned in a signed memo and documents, McClellan said.
Many were staff members who simply certified that they had no relevant
documents, he added.
The president, speaking to reporters at midday, said his
administration was taking the investigation seriously. "I’d like to
know who leaked," he said.
The order covers all electronic records, correspondence, computer
records, notes and calendar entries that could relate to the
investigation of who disclosed the CIA officer’s identity to
syndicated columnist Robert Novak, who identified the woman on July
14.
Employees must sign a form saying they had turned in materials or did
not have any items related to the investigation.
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Sounds to me like the Bush White House is destroying files. It's what
I'd expected.
Harry
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