Now the President wants a judge to butt out of the investigation of the CIA destroying interrogation tapes. They most likely show extreme torture, so bad that the CIA felt the need to eliminate it. Scary.

The White House said that this "could potentially complicate the ongoing efforts to arrive at a full factual understanding of the matter."

Just parse that barbarous legal soup syntax. How about just acknowledge it's not a good thing and that the Justice Department will receive full cooperation? Too easy?