Well, there is an attorney-client privilege here that needs to be respected, and it’s a privilege that has been found to be worthy of protection by our courts. Alberto Gonzales Read Quote
But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information. Alberto Gonzales Read Quote
I think what we ought to be focusing on is that we are on path for the release of 75,000 pages of documents in connection with John Roberts’ work in the White House, as in the counselor’s office and as his time working as an assistant in the office of the attorney general. Alberto Gonzales Read Quote
We’re talking about the lawyers for the United States of America. And I think it’s very, very important that the lawyers be comfortable being very candid and open about their views on very sensitive issues affecting the United States. Alberto Gonzales Read Quote
Jim, I’m not aware of any formal requests from the Senate Judiciary Committee for these kinds of documents. Alberto Gonzales Read Quote
There are, for example, exemptions in FOIA in which the government can withhold certain kinds of information, and the courts have recognized that there is certain documentation that do deserve protection, that certain privileges do apply and do deserve protection. Alberto Gonzales Read Quote
