White House Needs More Lawyers to Fight Probes!
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
The White House has expanded its legal team to handle the fights it is having with the new Democratic Congress.
Since becoming President Bush’s new lawyer in February, Fred Fielding has created five new positions in the White House counsel’s office, expanding the staff to 22 lawyers, the White House said on Friday. Fielding also has filled a handful of empty desks in his office.
Fielding is strengthening the staff to deal with an avalanche of requests the White House is getting from lawmakers investigating the flap over the firings of U.S. attorneys, missing e-mails, prewar intelligence and other matters.
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