On the recordApril 6, 2006
A significant political problem. I think it's important today that, in a testy exchange with reporters, the White House press secretary did not deny that the president may have authorized this.
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transcripts.cnn.comA significant political problem. I think it's important today that, in a testy exchange with reporters, the White House press secretary did not deny that the president may have authorized this.
David Gergen discusses the political implications of the White House press secretary's non-denial regarding President Bush's potential authorization of leaks.
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I think the signs are just as Margaret says. They are saying that he is increasingly interested. Strikingly, Anderson, his interest seems to intensify when he sees Biden in trouble.
It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.
You can stand up and say we shouldn't be doing this because it's unconstitutional. Therefore, I never have to come to say whether I agree or disagree whether he incited the riot.