Greg Craig released a statement hailing a deal reached allowing Rove, Miers to testify...

[Pirate Smile]

Greg Craig released a statement hailing a deal reached allowing Rove, Miers to testify in the U.S. attorneys probe. I’m told the deal is interviews by House Judiciary of Rove, Miers on the record, with transcripts to be made public. Committee reserves right to recall them in public but that fight is put off for another day.

CRAIG: “Today’s agreement between the House Committee and the former Administration is the product of a tremendous amount of hard work, patience, and flexibility on both sides. The agreement will allow the Committee to complete its investigation into the U.S. Attorneys matter and it will do so in the way such disputes have historically been resolved – through negotiation and accommodation between the legislative and executive branches. The President is pleased that the parties have agreed to resolve this matter amicably and that they have committed to work in good faith to bring about a timely and final resolution of this matter, which is in the interest of the American people.” -- Josh Gerstein (5:37 p.m.)

http://www.politico.com/politico44/

I'll look for another source.

[Winterblues]

1. I would understand if Rove, Miers, and Bradley were part of the Executive Branch.

They are not though and are nothing more that Private citizens that are refusing to honor a legitimate subpoena. They damn well better be under oath or what is the use?

[terisan]

2. Soundls like on the record with agreement committee only asks approved questions. nt

[spanone]

3. is 'on the record' the same as 'under oath' ?

[ThomWV]

4. Could someone please explain to me who's side Greg Craig is on? I'm lost.

Is there any side of any matter he does not represent?

[babylonsister]

5. Craig is Obama's WH Counsel...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Craig

Gregory Bestor Craig (born March 4, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a Washington-based lawyer and current White House Counsel to President Barack Obama.

[DURHAM D]

7. Karl's. eom

[babylonsister]

6. Deal Made: Rove And Miers To Testify On U.S. Attorney Firings

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/agreement_sets_stage_for_rove_testimony_on_us_atto.php?ref=fp2

Agreement Sets Stage For Rove Testimony On US Attorney Firings
By Zachary Roth - March 4, 2009, 5:47PM

The House Judiciary committee just announced an agreement that it says will secure Karl Rove's testimony about the US Attorney firings.

The committee says in a press release that it has forged a deal with the Bush White House which will see Rove and Harriet Miers conduct transcribed interviews before the committee, under penalty of perjury, on the subject of what they know the about the White House's role in the firings. If the committee wants to follow up by with public testimony by requiring public testimony, it has reserved the right to do so.

By the terms of the agreement, Rove and Miers' ability to invoke executive privilege -- a privilege that President Bush has been claiming exists in perpetuity even after a president leaves office -- will be "significantly limited", though the announcement does not indicate the nature of those limitations.

The interviews won't technically be under oath. But since the criminal penalties for lying to Congressional investigators are the same whether or not the interview is conducted under oath, that's not seen as a major hurdle in getting to the truth.

In addition:

The Committee will also receive Bush White House documents relevant to this inquiry. Under the agreement, the landmark ruling by Judge John Bates rejecting key Bush White House claims of executive immunity and privilege will be preserved. If the agreement is breached, the Committee can resume the litigation.

And:

the Committee uncovers information necessitating his testimony, the Committee will also have the right to depose William Kelley, a former White House lawyer who played a role in the U.S. Attorney firings.

Committee chair John Conyers called the agreement a victory:

I have long said that I would see this matter through to the end and am encouraged that we have finally broken through the Bush Administration's claims of absolute immunity. This is a victory for the separation of powers and congressional oversight. It is also a vindication of the search for truth. I am determined to have it known whether U.S. Attorneys in the Department of Justice were fired for political reasons, and if so, by whom.

Today was the deadline a court had set for the Obama administration to file a brief in the Miers-Bolten case, indicating whether or not it supports the Bush White House's claim of executive privilege. White House counsel Greg Craig has reportedly been working with the Judiciary committee and with former Bush White House officials to forge a deal.

Late Update: It's worth noting that TPMDC's Matt Cooper pointed to something like this outcome in a post from January...

[babylonsister]

8. Rec'd! nt

[catnhatnh]

9. Greg Craig came up on the board

as being involved with rove in some manner regarding Don Siegelman...I'll look for a link but this smells bad to me...


and here it is...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=5185239