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Ärende: Press Release (0605256) for Thu, 2006 May 25
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Memorandum for the Attorney General and the Solicitor General of the United
States
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 25, 2006

Memorandum for the Attorney General and the Solicitor General of the United
States



SUBJECT: Handling of Materials Held by the Department of Justice Following
Execution of a Search Warrant

After taking appropriate account of the respective constitutional functions
of the House of Representatives and of the executive branch, including
important law enforcement interests, the protections afforded those
functions under the Constitution, and the need for comity between the
executive and legislative branches in the service of the American people, I
direct that, with respect to the materials taken pursuant to the warrant
dated May 18, 2006, and captioned "In the Matter of the Search of Rayburn
House Office Building Room Number 2113," including any copies thereof or
items derived in whole or in part therefrom:

(1) The Attorney General, acting through the Solicitor General of the
United States who shall for this purpose be subject to no supervision by
any officer of the Department of Justice other than the Attorney General,
shall (a) preserve and seal the materials, (b) ensure that no use is made
of the materials, and (c) ensure that no person has access to the
materials, except that Office of the Solicitor General personnel under the
direct supervision of the Solicitor General may have the minimum physical
access to the materials essential to the preservation of the materials.

(2) The Attorney General shall endeavor, and the House of Representatives
is respectfully encouraged to endeavor, to resolve any issues relating to
the materials through discussions between them in good faith and with
mutual institutional respect and, if it should prove necessary after
exhaustion of such discussions, through appropriate proceedings in the
courts of the United States.

The Attorney General shall keep me informed of discussions to which this
memorandum refers and proceedings relating to the materials. This
memorandum shall expire on July 9, 2006.

GEORGE W. BUSH

cc: The Speaker of the House of Representatives

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