Top Republicans to White House: Alleged Facts in Your Sestak Memo Appear to Document Lawbreaking
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer


White House Counsel Robert F. Bauer (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson
(CNSNews.com) - Three top House Republicans sent a letter to the White House counsel Wednesday saying they believe that a memorandum the counsel released Friday purporting to explain the administration’s actions in offering to appoint Rep. Joe Sestak (D.-Pa.) to a federal position in exchange for Sestak declining to make a Democratic primary run against Sen. Arlen Specter (D.-Pa.) presents a set of facts that appear to violate the law.

White House Counsel Robert F. Bauer released a memorandum on Friday afternoon about the Sestak incident. It says the White House made “effortsâ€