Let the Constitutional showdown begin. The White House has refused two Congressional "requests" re: subpoenas relating to the U.S. Attorney firings. Claiming executive privilege, the White House said that 1) it won't allow former employees Harriet Miers and Sara Taylor to testify before Congress, and 2) it won't give Congress written justification of the executive-privilege claim (Washington Post).
Last week, Congress formally asked President Bush for written justification, the first step in a process that could culminate in contempt of Congress charges against Bush. (BNPolitics)
Miers is a former White House lawyer. Taylor is a former Political Director. Weeks ago, Justice Department emails evinced that Miers and Taylor were involved in the U.S. Attorney firings but did not give details about their involvement. (BNPolitics)
That's why further questioning is necessary. How else can we taxpayers find out what happened but through questioning the people who were involved? The White House has re-offered to let witnesses testify if they aren't under oath and if the testimony isn't recorded.
The White House has taken an odd stance: it refuses to give all relevant information, yet it claims to have nothing to hide. Jon Stewart has clips showing the White House contradicting itself:
Mounting evidence suggests that Justice Department employees have used the nation's premier law-enforcement agency to promote political agendas. Links to some of that evidence are on the next page.
Karl Rove Tied to Dem Governor's Prosecution
New Evidence re: Firing of David Iglesias
Wan Kim Testimony Before Congressional Committee
Bradley Schlozman Alters Testimony and Looks for Loophole
Monica Goodling Admits Administration "Caged" Votes
Monica Goodling Said Gonzales and McNulty Dishonest with Congress
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