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BREAKING: DOJ letter to Nadler says negotiations were unprofitable, claims House Dems have needlessly escalated the matter. Says"the Attorney General will be compelled to request that the President invoke executive privilege with respect to the materials subject to the subpoena."
DOJ: "Regrettably, the Committee has made this request necessary by threatening to pretermit the constitutionally mandated accommodation process between the branches and to hold a vote on contempt tomorrow morning."
"This request is not itself an assertion of executive privilege. If the Committee decides to proceed ... the Attorney General will advise the President to make a protective assertion of executive privilege over the subpoenaed material ..."
"President Clinton, acting on the advice of Attorney General Janet Reno, made such a protective assertion of privilege in similar circumstances. We remain open to further discussions with the Committee ..."
