House Panel Sues to Force Bush Aides to Table

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Bolten and Miers Ignored Subpoenas In Prosecutor Probe
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031001082.html?hpid=topnews

The House Judiciary Committee filed a lawsuit yesterday to enforce subpoenas against President Bush's chief of staff and his former counsel in a probe of suspected White House involvement in the 2006 firings of nine federal prosecutors.

The panel filed the federal court suit against Joshua B. Bolten, White House chief of staff since April 2006, and Harriet E. Miers, a close associate of Bush's from Texas who resigned as White House counsel in January 2007 after a little more than two years on the job.

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"We will not allow the administration to steamroll Congress," Conyers said in a statement. "The administration's extreme claims to be immune from the oversight process are at odds with our constitutional principles on which this country was founded, and I am confident the federal courts will agree."

Conyers added: "I do not take this step lightly. . . . Unfortunately, this administration simply will not negotiate towards a compromise resolution, so we must proceed." He said he looks forward to "a quick and favorable ruling by the court, so that we can complete our investigation."

[Thepricebreaker]

1. This will be held up with motions and such until WAY WAY WAY after Bush leaves office.

[spag68]

2. This is so BS

All they had to do is send out the S at A and bring them in. It is just political theater.

[hifalutin]

3. Don't hold your breath.

He said he looks forward to "a quick and favorable ruling by the court, so that we can complete our investigation."

Good luck with that!
This admin. sure knows how to wiggle.

[orleans]

4. i used to really admire conyers

but when i read this:
"We will not allow the administration to steamroll Congress," Conyers said in a statement.
i just fucking laughed out loud.

give us a break john! you've let "the administration" steamroll, steam press & steam dry you out for the past couple of years.