For Obama, the political costs of the executive privilege showdown are obvious: In an election year, theres little upside to him being tied more closely to a failed gun-smuggling investigation that may have led to the death of at least one U.S. law enforcement agent and hundreds of killings in Mexico. The executive privilege claim also undercuts his promises to run the most transparent administration in history and could open him to claims of hypocrisy and coverup.
Read more: Fast and Furious: How President Obama and John Boehner got to the brink - Josh Gerstein and Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com
Read more: Fast and Furious: How President Obama and John Boehner got to the brink - Josh Gerstein and Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com