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You say that. a tough week for the white house for the fast & furious scandal, first coming under attack for the way its dealing with congress. and now it is under attack for the way its dealing with the media. jay carney going several rounds with the mede yaism everything has been provided to congressional investigators. and that is really the issue, isnt it? it is how did this operation come about? it originated in a field office during the previous administration. it was ended under this admi...

A tough week for the white house for the fast & furious scandal, first coming under attack for the way its dealing with congress. and now it is under attack for the way its dealing with the media. jay carney going several rounds with the mede yaism everything has been provided to congressional investigators. and that is really the issue, isnt it? it is how did this operation come about? it originated in a field office during the previous administration. it was ended under this administration by ...

How much supervision does he have? is he getting marching orders? >> i am assuming he is talking to a lot of lawyers. the press secretary, have you to be a mile wide and a mile deep on every issue. you are not necessarily a lawyer. the rules of executive privilege are quite complicated. there are rings around satern for who is protected and who isnt. one of the best things to do if you are not exactly sure of the law is to say, i will get back to you or invite a lawyer it come up and answer ques...

How much supervision does he have? is he getting marching orders? >> i am assuming he is talking to a lot of lawyers. the press secretary, have you to be a mile wide and a mile deep on every issue. you are not necessarily a lawyer. the rules of executive privilege are quite complicated. there are rings around satern for who is protected and who isnt. one of the best things to do if you are not exactly sure of the law is to say, i will get back to you or invite a lawyer it come up and answer ques...

>> absolutely not. >> greta: most of the media didnt cover t. now that the president has stuck his nose into it, it is now a huge story. and you have the fact that -- you know, people when you hear about documents subpoenaed by the government and the government doesnt want to turn the documents over and the president says he has a transparent government. this is the most explosive p.r./voting issue, come november, at least right now. >> other media not having covered it, up to now, most of what ...

>> greta: most of the media didnt cover t. now that the president has stuck his nose into it, it is now a huge story. and you have the fact that -- you know, people when you hear about documents subpoenaed by the government and the government doesnt want to turn the documents over and the president says he has a transparent government. this is the most explosive p.r./voting issue, come november, at least right now. >> other media not having covered it, up to now, most of what viseen, they look a...

House gets an "f" in p.r.? because this is exploding. >> one of the difficult things for the current white house is that fast & furious has been an issue that the justice department has dealt with almost solely, it wasnt something that bled into the daily white house briefing. so it was not something you were answering questions about every day. i dont know if president obama has ever gotten a question about it at a press conference. but now, having asserted executive privilege on behalf of the ...

>> greta: all right. is it fair to say that the white house gets an "f" in p.r.? because this is exploding. >> one of the difficult things for the current white house is that fast & furious has been an issue that the justice department has dealt with almost solely, it wasnt something that bled into the daily white house briefing. so it was not something you were answering questions about every day. i dont know if president obama has ever gotten a question about it at a press conference. but now,...