Category: Executive Branch

This Post op-ed attacks White House Counsel Robert Bauer’s report on the Sestak matter. Perhaps the position was offered unconditionally. Perhaps Sestak misunderstood. Perhaps even if it was a quid pro quo, the offer does not satisfy the law’s requirements for criminal liability. But in the face of doubt on these questions, it is not […]

The Post reports on new developments regarding the White House’s contact with Andrew Romanoff. But Romanoff’s statement raises questions about whether the White House accurately described its conversations with him, and whether dangling three potential positions is tantamount to a job offer. The Denver Post first reported last September about a possible job offer to Romanoff […]

The White House memo on the Sestak deal failed to stop the swirling flow of legal allegations that violations of the law were involved.  The Times discusses the matter here today. Federal law makes it a crime for anyone “who directly or indirectly promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or any other benefit” to […]