AP via the New York Times: Hastert Accuses Justice Dept. of Intimidation

The speaker of the House suggested that the Justice Department had retaliated against him for criticizing an F.B.I. raid on a congressman’s office.

UPDATE (and this really stinks):

Washington Post: Bush Orders Jefferson Records Sealed for 45 Days

President Bush personally ordered the Justice Department today to seal records seized from the Capitol Hill office of a Democratic congressman, marking a remarkable intervention by the nation’s chief executive into an ongoing criminal probe of alleged corruption.

AP via the New York Times: Hastert Accuses Justice Dept. of Intimidation

The speaker of the House suggested that the Justice Department had retaliated against him for criticizing an F.B.I. raid on a congressman’s office.

UPDATE (and this really stinks):

Washington Post: Bush Orders Jefferson Records Sealed for 45 Days

President Bush personally ordered the Justice Department today to seal records seized from the Capitol Hill office of a Democratic congressman, marking a remarkable intervention by the nation’s chief executive into an ongoing criminal probe of alleged corruption.