White House Won’t Release Estrada Memos
The White House refused to release internal Justice Department memos written by one of President Bush’s appeals court nominees, setting up a partisan showdown over Miguel Estrada.
Democrats say they will use a filibuster to keep Estrada from being confirmed until he answers more of their questions. They also wanted internal Justice memos Estrada wrote while working for the solicitor general’s office that could indicate how he would think as a judge.
Democrats said the refusal by the White House means the debate will drag on.
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