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David Gergen: If I were sitting in the White House, worried about what Jay Rockefeller may say, I -- and Scott McClellan came out with…

On the recordMay 28, 2008
If I were sitting in the White House, worried about what Jay Rockefeller may say, I -- and Scott McClellan came out with this book on the edge of that, I might want to carpet bomb Scott McClellan to -- to drown him out and make it appear so unimaginable that all this happened.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen speculates on the White House's motivations for attacking McClellan's credibility in light of an impending Senate report.

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