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House Panel Finds Bush Aides In Contempt
Committee Met Wednesday Morning
POSTED: 7:58 am PDT July 25,
2007
UPDATED: 9:59 am PDT July 25,
2007
WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Committee voted contempt of Congress citations Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President George W. Bush's former legal counselor, Harriet Miers.The 22-17 vote, which would sanction for pair for failure to comply with subpoenas on the firings of several federal prosecutors, advanced the citation to the full House.A senior Democratic official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the House itself likely would take up the citations after Congress' August recess. The official declined to speak on the record because no date had been set for the House voteThe two refused to honor subpoenas the committee issued as part of its investigation of the firing of eight federal prosecutors.Miers refused to appear before the committee and Bolten refused to turn over documents the panel wants.Bush has asserted executive privilege in the matter, saying current and former aides have immunity from the subpoenas.
Previous Stories:
- July 13, 2007: Bush Counsel Gets Deadline, Contempt Threat
- July 11, 2007: Aide Obeys White House, Refuses To Testify
- July 9, 2007: Bush Asserts Executive Privilege Again
- June 28, 2007: Subpoenas Set Up Constitutional Showdown
- May 10, 2007: Gonzales Gets Grilled Again Over Firings
- April 19, 2007: GOP Senator Calls For AG's Resignation
- April 13, 2007: Lawyers: Rove E-Mails Deleted By Mistake
- April 9, 2007: Gingrich: Justice Dept. Needs Clean Sweep
- April 6, 2007: Key Aide To Alberto Gonzales Resigns
- March 22, 2007: Deal Sought Over Testimony In Prosecutor Firings
- March 21, 2007: Panel OKs White House Subpoenas
- March 20, 2007: Bush Stands Firm On Prosecutor Firings
- March 12, 2007: Senator Wants Attorney General To Resign
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