senate

[Carl Malamud <xxxx@media.org>]

Hi -

The General Counsel from Senate Governmental Affairs (Lieberman) and I  
had an in-depth conversation.  He is calling the AO to ask them what  
is going on.  That should happen tomorrow morning.  Also briefed the  
Chief Counsel for the Judiciary subcommittee who oversees operations  
of the courts, but that was a more FYI kind of briefing.  With  
Governmental Affairs, we spent a lot of time trying to come up with  
legal theories as to what laws might have been broken, but were  
unable.  Still, you need to take this seriously just in case.

I also informed the White House in the spirit of "no surprises."  I'll  
go back in tomorrow to talk to the Deputy Director of Presidential  
Personnel and we're going to discuss the issue.  Sigh.

Carl