WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department won't turn over more internal documents requested by Senate Democrats investigating John R. Bolton's fitness to be U.N. ambassador, a spokesman said Monday.
"I don't think we're stiffing anybody here," State Department spokesman Tom Casey said. "We feel we've given all of the information that's required under those circumstances."
Separately, a top intelligence officer prepared to brief several lawmakers about the embattled nominee's requests for the names of U.S. officials whose communications were picked up by the secret National Security Agency. Both Democrats and Republicans have sought details about Bolton's pursuit of the NSA information.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on Bolton's nomination. The committee's senior Democrat, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, complained over the weekend that the State Department had failed to provide documents related to Bolton's current job as the department's arms control chief. Democrats say they need the information before the vote, and Biden has hinted that he could force a delay.
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