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Pat Leahy: Bush in Ports Deal Cover-up
Vermont Sen. Pat "Leaky" Leahy charged on Wednesday that President Bush was not telling the truth three weeks ago when he told reporters he had only recently learned about the Committee on Foreign Investment's decision to allow a Dubai company run terminals at several U.S. ports. "Now, c'mon. You don't make a decision this significant without the president being aware of it," Leahy told WVMT Vermont radio's "Charlie & Ernie Show." "I understand that they want to be very protective [by saying], 'Well, the president wasn't really involved in this," Leahy said. But the top Democrat insisted: "He was well aware of this."
Story Continues Below Leahy said the Bush administration got itself into trouble by ruling on the ports proposal in secret. "I think the secrecy of it is what is bothering people," he said, adding: "We have secret wiretaps on Americans [and the White House says] 'just trust us on this.' We have secret reviewing of your email - 'just trust us on this.' We have a secret plan in Iraq - 'just trust us on this.' "After a while," Leahy contended, "when enough things go wrong, people say, 'Now, wait a minute. I'd kind of like to know what's going on.'"
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