The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney’s office and the Justice Department after what the panel’s chairman called “stonewalling of the worst kind” of efforts to investigate the National Security Agency’s policy of wiretapping without warrants.
Subpoenas Sent to White House on Wiretapping – New York Times
So what happens now when the VP claims executive privilege a few scant days after claiming he isn’t in the Executive Branch?