Thursday, June 14, 2007

Lawmakers ... allege Wholley destroyed the DVD recordings specifically to obstruct an ongoing Congressional investigation.

Congressional panel calls for investigation of NASA lawyer | RAW STORY | Published: Thursday June 14, 2007

Members of a Congressional subcommittee called for an investigation of NASA general counsel Michael Wholley, alleging he deliberately obstructed justice in destroying video recordings of the space agency's administrator and its inspector general.

Reps. Brad Miller, D-N.C., and James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc., wrote to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales requesting the criminal obstruction probe.

Wholley testified last month that he had destoyed records of an April 10 meeting betweenn NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and the agency's inspector genereal, Robert Cobb. The lawmakers, who are the chair and ranking member of the House science committee's oversign panel, allege Wholley destroyed the DVD recordings specifically to obstruct an ongoing Congressional investigation.

Talk of a criminal probe against Wholley arose soon after his May 24 testimony. ...

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