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Authority Over Bailout Office Is Questioned
June 19, 2009
By Amit R. Paley and Ed O’Keefe
The Washington Post
The special inspector general charged with overseeing the $700 billion bailout of the financial sector says he has been told by the Treasury Department that the agency has legal authority over his office, a claim that could threaten its independence. …
"What I think we're seeing really is the reality that all White Houses really try to aggressively protect their privilege as much as they can," said Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight. "I think there's been a perception that this had been a uniquely Bush-Cheney phenomenon, and I think you're seeing it [in this administration] too."
