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...commissioner, Bud Selig has the power to launch whatever type of investigation he desires. George Mitchell was essentially acting as an agent of the commissioner during the entire process. But from the beginning, Mitchell faced a major obstacle: he had no subpoena power. Plus, he was facing a bitter players union, which felt it had already bent over backward to allay concerns about steroid use, twice agreeing to open up the 2002 collective bargaining agreement to strengthen penalties for drug users. Predictably, the players union balked. Frank Thomas and Jason Giambi were the only active players who talked to Mitchell...
...Still, there is a way the Feds could benefit from the unusual partnership: Mitchell and his team do much of the legwork, pinpointing who used illegal drugs and who distributed them. Then, if the government wants to press criminal charges against a specific person, it can subpoena the evidence in the report, the investigators, Mitchell, whomever, and pursue the case...
...Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and the man responsible for Mukasey's confirmation hearings, have against the former judge from New York? Nothing. He simply wants Justice Department documents relating to last year's firings of eight U.S. Attorneys, which the Administration has refused to hand over despite a subpoena. "Our focus now will be on securing the relevant information we need so we can proceed to schedule fair and thorough hearings," Leahy said. "Cooperation from the White House will be essential in determining that schedule...
...such statements of principle, however, some Democrats have complained that Specter is more talk than action; when push comes to shove he'll toe the party line. Specter disputes this, pointing to his willingness to subpoena Bush's top political aide Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers over the firing of U.S. Attorneys last year. Bush invoked executive privilege and neither of the two appeared before the committee. Specter has suggested the Senate could hold a special contempt trial if the executive privilege standoff continues...
...advocate for opposing the subpoena,” he said. “But also for doing it legally and with fair argument...