The Office of Legal Counsel and the Office of the Vice President were the forefront of the push to restore an imperial presidency.
"Today, as part of the president's ongoing commitment to consult with Congress on national security matters, the president directed the Department of Justice to provide the congressional Intelligence committees access to classified Office of Legal Counsel advice related to the subject of the Department of Justice White Paper, " an administration official said.
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"Today, as part of the president's ongoing commitment to consult with Congress on national security matters, the president directed the Department of Justice to provide the Congressional intelligence committees access to classified Office of Legal Counsel advice related to the subject of the Department of Justice white paper, " an administration official said Wednesday.
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The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) at the Department of Justice, responsible for resolving disputes between federal government agencies, has found differently.
In mid-July, Beltway pundits got feverishly excited over a report that the administration had asked the Office of Legal Counsel whether it could postpone the presidential election if there were a big terrorist attack.
And has the administration sought at all the opinion of the Office of Legal Counsel at Department of Justice, as to how closely or whether or not the White House is in compliance with the War Powers Act?
Speaker Boehner says he wants an answer tomorrow on whether the Office of Legal Counsel agrees with this assessment of the President.
During the Reagan administration, Mr. Cooper joined the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the Office of Legal Counsel, where he built a reputation as a legal "originalist, " who staunchly defends the letter of the law.
That unclassified memo is based on classified advice from the Office of Legal Counsel that is being made available to the intelligence committees' members, the official said.
"I am pleased that the president has agreed to provide the Intelligence Committee with access to the OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) opinion regarding the use of lethal force in counterterrorism operations, " the California Democrat said in a statement.
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The three-judge panel flatly rejected arguments from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, which claimed that the president has discretion to decide that the Senate is unavailable to perform its advice and consent function.
Now, several weeks ago, as part of an ongoing court case, I released memos issued by the previous administration's Office of Legal Counsel.
He has appointed a liberal outsider to run the CIA and a noted academic to head his office of legal counsel.
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