In case you may have forgotten Senators Schumer and Feinstein voted for Mukasey.
baltimoresun.com
Bush stance likened to Nixon’s
Judiciary Committee lawyers urge judge to make White House answer subpoenas
Associated Press
April 11, 2008
WASHINGTON President Bush’s refusal to let two confidants provide information to Congress about fired federal prosecutors represents the most expansive view of executive privilege since Watergate, the House Judiciary Committee told a federal judge yesterday.
Lawyers for the Democratic-led panel argued in court documents that Bush’s chief of staff, Joshua B. Bolten, and former White House counsel Harriet E. Miers are not protected from subpoenas that sought information last year about the dismissals.
The legal filing came in a lawsuit that pits the legislative branch against the executive in a fight over a president’s powers.
The committee is seeking the testimony as it tries to make a case that the White House directed the firing of nine U.S. attorneys because they were not supportive enough of Republicans’ political agenda.
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