“Somehow in all of this I totally missed Chertoff’s involvement.”
Me, too!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Chertoff#Public_service
Despite his friendly relationship with some Democrats, during the Whitewater scandal investigation of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Chertoff was special counsel for the Senate Whitewater Committee studying allegations against the Clintons. When Chertoff faced Senate confirmation in 2003 for a federal judgeship, Hillary Rodham Clinton, then a Senator from New York, cast the lone dissenting vote against Chertoff’s confirmation. She explained that her vote was in protest of the way junior White House staffers were “very badly treated” by Chertoff’s staff during the Whitewater investigation.
Thanks for the info, Meek!
It’s good to see you again. ;o)