And on a related note, never thought I'd see the day I was impressed by Chris Wallace...
Rove calls Fox host 'agent of Congress' for asking about US Attorney firings
And of course, the eternal reminder:
The Supreme Court confirmed the legitimacy of this doctrine in United States v. Nixon, but only to the extent of confirming that it can be invoked when the oversight of the executive would impair that branch's national security concerns .
Historically, the uses of executive privilege underscore the untested nature of the doctrine, since Presidents have generally sidestepped open confrontations with the United States Congress and the courts over the issue by first asserting the privilege, then producing some of the documents requested on an assertedly voluntary basis.
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