Posted on 06/13/2007 7:44:11 AM PDT by tobyhill
WASHINGTON — Two congressional committees are issuing subpoenas for testimony from former White House counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor on their roles in the firings of eight federal prosecutors, according to two officials familiar with the investigation.
Democrats probing whether the White House improperly dictated which prosecutors the Justice Department should fire also are subpoenaing the White House for all relevant documents, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been made public.
The Senate Judiciary Committee's subpoena for Taylor compels her to testify on July 11, while the House Judiciary Committee's subpoena for Miers compels her testimony the next day.
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I love for them both to reply “bite me”
Quote: “Democrats probing whether the White House improperly dictated which prosecutors the Justice Department should fire. . .”
How does one, I wonder, improperly dictate which prosecutor to fire when one has the right to fire that prosecutor at any moment?
What the ap really should have said here is: “Democrats< probing whether they can criminalize any actions taken by the White House with which the democrats disagree, are looking to smear as many people as they can.”
FlipWilson for DOJ Prosecutor!
The word subpoena translates into under penalty. Exactly what penalty can the congress dole out to private citizens who flip them off?
Oooo, dearie. Subpoenas. Oooo.
A better headline would have been ...
‘Senator Chuckie SpewMore Invites Harriet up the Hill for Tea & Politics’.
Harriet Miers was not qualified for SCOTUS, but I really think she can handle a situation like this.
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