The Clarion-Ledger said Friday it obtained an internal Justice Department e-mail sent out this week to U.S. attorneys that asks: "Has your district defended any cases on behalf of the (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers against claims brought by environmental groups seeking to block or otherwise impede the Corps work on the levees protecting New Orleans? If so, please describe the case and the outcome of the litigation."...
The newspaper quoted unidentified federal officials as saying the query was prompted by a congressional inquiry.
The Justice Department apparently refused to comment on the source of the e-mail, so it's not entirely clear whether the finger-pointing started in the White House or Congress. (Not that either can be seen as anything but a fund-raising and patronage arm of the GOP the way Bushco is set up.)
Either way, this should be a nice little tidbit for the press to throw back at Scott McLellan next time he talks about avoiding blame. Assuming, that is, that his talking points don't already include a new wave of finger-pointing.
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