Based on the principle of executive privilege, George W. Bush based his refusal to respond to a subpoena about a leak of confidential White House information. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option. Regarding this issue, George W. Bush saved himself on the basis of executive privilege.
<em>Georg W. Bush based his refusal to respond to a subpoena about a leak of confidential White House information.</em>
On July 16, 2008, President George W. Bush used his executive privilege in a case of leaking information that was being investigated by the FBI. Attorney General Micahel Mukasey ordered a subpoena but President Georg W. Bush based his refusal to respond to a subpoena about a leak of confidential White House information. The FBI was investigating a report that had the interview that had Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald had with Vice President Richard B. Cheney.
Because with the term Civil Rights included, I feel as if there was some kind of tension, and from this decisions had arise to try and eliminate some of the tension.