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Depends on the papers I guess. They served William Jefferson with subpoenas for the documents they were after several times before deciding to go in and get it themselves. Apparently he still hadn't destroyed them even.
If the Speaker of the House is part of the investigation then I think that would be an obvious exception situation. Though in this case I'm pretty sure it is a different investigation.
Just to be clear, I am not at all suggesting this search was inappropriatein scope or motive but it is a tool that could be easily misused by the executive to exert leverage over the legislature and it should, I think, go through cooperative channels in almost every situation (as the DOJ rules themselves say).
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