"The White House Counsel's Office has formally rejected a congressional subpoena of documents relating to the $535 million loan guarantee that the administration shepherded for Solyndra, the now-defunct solar energy company.

In a letter to the chairs of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, Kathryn H. Ruemmler, counsel to the president, calls the request for documents made by House Republicans a 'vast fishing expedition' and a 'significant intrusion on Executive Branch interests.'"

Sam Stein reports for the Huffington Post November 4, 2011. [2]

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"White House Counsel Refuses Solyndra Subpoena" (Newser) [3]

"White House Counsel Slams House Panel's Solyndra Subpoena" (CNN) [4]