[Mb-civic] John Dean - On Why Bush Has "Lawyered Up"

[Mike Blaxill]

The Serious Implications Of President Bush's
Hiring A Personal Outside Counsel For The Valerie
Plame Investigation
By JOHN W. DEAN
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Friday, Jun. 04, 2004


Readers may wonder, why is Bush going to an
outside counsel, when numerous government
attorneys are available to him - for instance, in
the White House Counsel's Office? The answer is
that the President has likely been told it would
be risky to talk to his White House lawyers,
particularly if he knows more than he claims
publicly.


http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/7/27/8755/16512