Truth Out (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
The Associated Press reports: "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 Thursday."
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
House panel hits Bush for shielding confidantsBy Laurie KellmanASSOCIATED PRESSPresident 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 Mr. Bush's...
Mia Culpa (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Monday the House filed a civil suit against the Bush White House, requesting that a federal judge enforce subpoenas seeking information about the controversial firings of U.S. attorneys. Former White House counsel Harriet E. Miers didn't show up when she was summoned to appear before the House Judiciary Committee last summer. White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten refused to turn over
News From Underground (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
And that's what this US Attorney scandal is about. BTW, I got a note from Don Siegelman yesterday: "Mark, please keep encouraging your contacts to urge Congress to get their hands on the Rove documents! "Thank you, Don Siegelman" MCM Executive Privilege on the Firing Line Scott Horton Former White House counsel Harriet Miers and chief of staff Joshua Bolten have been sued by the House of Representatives,...
Harper's Magazine (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Former White House counsel Harriet Miers and chief of staff Joshua Bolten have been sued by the House of Representatives, which now seeks to enforce its subpoenas through a special legal action in the federal district court in Washington. The describes the suit in these terms: The confrontation between the White House and Congressional Democrats escalated on Monday as the House Judiciary Committee...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee sued yesterday to enforce subpoenas against President Bush's chief of staff and his former counsel in a probe of suspected White House involvement in the 2006 firings of nine federal prosecutors.
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Source: [b]New York Times[/b] The confrontation between the White House and Congressional Democrats escalated on Monday as the House Judiciary Committee asked a federal judge to force Harriet E. Miers, former White House counsel, and Joshua B. Bolten, White House chief of staff, to provide informat...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
House Democratic leaders yesterday pressed ahead with efforts to force testimony from top White House aides, filing a...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
San Fran Nan can't seem to find time to pass the FISA bill and protect America, but she does have time to sue current and former members of the Bush White House to compel testimony on something that no one sane cares about: The House Judiciary Committee filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to force the White House chief of staff and the former White House counsel to cooperate with the committee’s investigation...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
The House Judiciary Committee asked a federal judge to force Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten to provide information about the dismissals of federal prosecutors.
A Bluestem Prairie (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
One of the items favored by freshman Democrats, including Tim Walz, has been the filing of contempt of Congress charges against former White House counsel Harriet Miers and current chief of staff Josh Bolten. This afternoon, the Washington Post reports...
Weazl's Revenge (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Bush’s Veto of Bill on C.I.A. Tactics Affirms His Legacy By STEVEN LEE MYERS WASHINGTON — President Bush on Saturday further cemented his legacy of fighting for strong executive powers, using his veto to shut down a Congressional effort to limit the Central Intelligence Agency ’s latitude to subject terrorism suspects to harsh interrogation techniques. Mr. Bush vetoed a bill that would have explicitly...
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
Bush Vetoes Bill That Would Limit Interrogations By STEVEN LEE MYERS New York Times WASHINGTON — President Bush on Saturday further cemented his legacy of fighting for strong executive powers, using his veto to shut down a congressional effort to limit the Central Intelligence Agency's latitude to subject terrorism suspects to harsh interrogation techniques that are prohibited by the military and law...
anonymous (Free subscription) | 03/01/2008
"The coordinated statements released late Friday afternoon by two Democratic senators that they would break ranks and support President Bush's attorney general nominee largely muted opposition from a Democratic base that has become increasingly frustrated with Congress, activist leaders said...
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 03/01/2008
No surprise here. From The Washington Post: Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey refused yesterday to refer two new House contempt citations to a federal grand jury, saying the White House aides involved in the case cannot be prosecuted because they...
