Lawmakers prod White House about Rove

[babylonsister]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_go_pr_wh/fired_prosecutors;_ylt=Ape5JmNPpG3Iz2k.PtFIgU.s0NUE

Lawmakers prod White House about Rove

By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers prodded the White House Wednesday for a new answer on whether
President Bush's political adviser, Karl Rove, will testify about the firings of federal prosecutors.

"We have not heard from you," Patrick Leahy (news, bio, voting record) of Vermont and John Conyers (news, bio, voting record) of Michigan, the Senate and House Judiciary committees' chairmen, wrote to President Bush's counsel, Fred Fielding.

The White House has indicated no willingness to move beyond Bush's initial offer to let Rove, former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and their deputies to speak to committee members, but only in private, without being sworn and off the record.

Those terms — particularly Fielding's insistence on there being no transcript — have been dismissed by lawmakers.

"We hope that you will reconsider your 'all or nothing' approach," Leahy and Conyers said.

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[Jackpine Radical]

1. At what point will Leahy & Conyers pull the trigger

on the subpoenas? Any ideas, anyone?

[Qutzupalotl]

2. If I had to guess,

I'd say Friday. This sounds like a last chance to get voluntary testimony. Sampson's up tomorrow, so I'd say the subpoenas go out after that.

[babylonsister]

3. I have no idea, but their Easter break is coming up (a week or two?)

so maybe after that?

[DCKit]

4. How DARE they question King George!!!

The nerve of those upstarts. The decider has decideded.