I ain't hiding anything....says he
Clash likely over Roberts documents
White House says it won't release memos
By Rick Klein, Globe Staff | July 25, 2005
WASHINGTON -- The White House signaled yesterday that it does not intend to release documents produced by Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. during his service in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations, setting up a clash with Democrats who are insisting that internal memos prepared by Roberts be released for lawmakers to review.
Fred D. Thompson, the Bush administration's point person for shepherding Roberts's nomination through the Senate, said the administration feels strongly about the need to shield such documents from review to maintain candor in internal deliberations. He said the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege and added that the White House does not intend to waive that privilege.