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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 09:25 AM
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2 More Subpoenas Issued In Fired Attorneys Case (Miers and Taylor)
Edited on Wed Jun-13-07 09:27 AM by maddezmom
Source: CBS

More Subpoenas Issued In Fired Attorneys Case
CBS News Interactive: Firings Firestorm
Two congressional panels are issuing subpoenas for testimony from former White House counsel Harriet Miers and aide Sara Taylor on their roles in the firings of eight federal prosecutors, officials familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

This story will update as it develops.


Read more: http://cbs2.com/national/topstories_story_164101644.html




Officials: Subpeonas for Bush figures
~snip~
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.

more;http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_on_go_co/fired_prosecutors_2
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 09:31 AM
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1. Popcorn needed for this goody! nt
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Kikosexy2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 10:49 AM
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5. More..episodes...
of "I Don't Recall" return for the July sweeps...so btw what happened to Condi-sleazy's subpoena?...couldn't be too bothered I guess?...
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 09:38 AM
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2. it's getting interesting...
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Kagemusha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 09:40 AM
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3. I was telling people yesterday that subpoenas were coming.
Now we see how the story develops.
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 09:57 AM
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4. Now SERVE Those Subpoenas!
Don't leave them lying around getting stale!

Harriet Miers! I'm droooling......
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 11:08 AM
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6. are they actually going to be served with the supoena's
or were they just issued as a dust gathering device?
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 11:10 AM
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7. have they put the subpoenas in the envelopes yet?
make sure they are hand delivered
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 12:43 PM
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8. The House & Senate chairmen implicitly threatened a constitutional showdown if WH does not comply
The House and Senate chairmen implicitly threatened a constitutional showdown if the White House does not comply — or strike a deal.

"The breadcrumbs in this investigation have always led to 1600 Pennsylvania," said Conyers, D-Mich. "This investigation will not end until the White House complies with the demands of this subpoena in a timely and reasonable manner so that we may get to the bottom of this."

"The White House cannot have it both ways — it cannot stonewall congressional investigations by refusing to provide documents and witnesses, while claiming nothing improper occurred," Leahy added.

Technically, if the showdown between the White House and Congress is not resolved, the matter could end up with House and Senate contempt citations and a session in federal court.

Congressional officials knowledgeable about the probe painted a dark picture of what the Democratic-led committees might do if the White House refuses to comply.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_on_go_pr_wh/fired_prosecutors;_ylt=Am7Y9LEEDxVOm459p6wxwfSs0NUE
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-13-07 01:20 PM
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9. White House Response
White House Response

White House spokesman Tony Snow said Taylor's actions were appropriate. ``Just because a political director is weighing in on something doesn't mean politics are involved,'' Snow told reporters.

White House spokesman Tony Fratto said in a statement that ``the committees can easily obtain the facts they want without a confrontation by simply accepting our offer.''

Fratto charged that Conyers and Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, ``are more interested in drama than facts.'' Bush has also offered to turn over e-mails by presidential aides about the firings to people outside the White House.

more:http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aHYWLekmf7pE
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