Judge Allows No Delay of Miers's Testimony About Fired Prosecutors

[babsbunny]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603331.html

Judge Allows No Delay of Miers's Testimony About Fired Prosecutors

Harriet Miers, former White House counsel, could be compelled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee as early as next month.
Harriet Miers, former White House counsel, could be compelled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee as early as next month. (By Dennis Cook -- Associated Press)

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 27, 2008; Page A11

A federal judge yesterday refused to delay his order requiring former White House counsel Harriet E. Miers to testify in Congress, another legal setback for the Bush administration's attempts to limit cooperation with Democratic lawmakers.

U.S. District Judge John D. Bates rejected the administration's argument that Miers should not be required to cooperate with Congress while the government appeals an earlier ruling he issued.

In the previous decision, Bates rejected the administration's assertions that Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten were protected by executive privilege and could not be forced to testify or provide documents to Congress about the controversial firings of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006. The judge said that the government's position was excessively broad and that senior aides must be more specific about the information they say is protected.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. "Next month" could be as early as six days from now?

[Disturbed]

3. Will Dems in Congress force Meirs & Bolten to appear?

If so, will they demand that they be Under Oath?

I doubt that this will happen.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Could a democrat sue under a writ of mandamus to compel the Judiciary Committee

to issue one more subpoena with arrests if Miers and Bolton are held in contempt?

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

[DailyGrind51]

8. Don't count on Reid demanding anything from Republicans!

[Warpy]

10. If it does, expect them to sit there and plead the Fifth Amendment

to every question, even their names.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. Good start

So they now take it to the DC Circuit, and then we see exactly how great is the Nixon legacy.

Pass the popcorn.....................

[spanone]

4. i like it. wait til the judge finds the horsehead in his bed.....

[Supersedeas]

5. how many toes of independent minded people will Mukasey step upon?

as he tells the Judiciary that some people (Repigs) are not accountable in his Justice Dept.

[jaysunb]

7. Too bad Congress is on vacation....

I suppose they could come back for a special hearing but the Repubs would be sure to make trouble. :evilfrown:

[kestrel91316]

9. She will take the 5th and refuse to speak. You heard it here first.