The Artful Specter
Think Progress has the timeline documenting Specter's dissembling:
- November 30, 2005: Senator Kennedy requests Congressional Research Service to ask Rusher’s permission to examine CAP documents at Library of Congress.
- Week of December 5, 2005: Rusher turns down CRS request.
- December 22, 2005: Senator Kennedy sends letter to Senator Specter asking for Committee request of Rusher documents. Delivered by hand to Judiciary Committee.
- Date unknown prior to 1/5/06: Kennedy staff and Specter staff discuss December 22 request.
- January 5, 2006, 7:29 pm: Kennedy staff request status report from Specter staff on request regarding Rusher documents.
- January 5, 2006 7:50 pm: Specter staff replies that they are not inclined to grant request because they are personal documents.
- January 6, 2006, 12:01 am: Kennedy staff asks Specter staff to reconsider on basis that there are not personal documents but business records of a very public organization.
- January 11, 2006: Senator Specter says he’s unaware of the request.
