US firings row aide defies House
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Ex-White House aide Harriet Miers refuses to appear at a congressional hearing into the dismissal of prosecutors.
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A former employee of Countrywide KB Home Loans has filed a lawsuit claiming he was wrongly fired after he reported fraudulent lending practices to superiors and refused to approve mortgages for unqualified applicants.
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U.S. News & World Report - The departure of nearly a dozen U.S. attorneys--including some overseeing high-profile politically charged criminal investigations--has sparked congressional inquiries as to whether the Justice Department is politicizing the hiring and firing of federal prosecutors. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty was in the hot seat today answering just that very question before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Ex-White House political director Sara M. Taylor told a congressional panel she did not talk to President Bush about removing federal prosecutors before eight of them were fired
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US President George W Bush invokes executive privilege to shield aides from testifying over the firing of federal prosecutors.
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The resolution cites Harriet E. Miers, the former White House counsel, and Joshua B. Bolten, the presidentâs chief of staff, for refusing to testify about the firing of federal officials.
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The House rolled the dice by granting immunity to former Justice Department aide Monica Goodling to testify about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.
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The attorney for a former White House aide told Congress on Saturday he expects the Bush administration to try to block the aide from testifying on last year's firings of U.S. prosecutors, as the White House and Congress appeared headed for a court battle.
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A former White House aide apologized on Wednesday for calling one of nine fired federal prosecutors "lazy" but refused to answer a host of questions at a congressional probe of the dismissals.
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Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty today will defend his past statements about the firings of U.S. attorneys, rebutting allegations from other Bush administration officials that he misled Congress by suggesting there was no substantial White House role in the dismissals, according to prepared...
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The citation would be against the White House chief of staff and a former White House counsel for refusing to cooperate in an investigation into the firings of federal prosecutors.
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The subpoenas from Congress intensify pressure on the White House over the dismissals of U.S. attorneys.
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Tory leader Michael Howard hits out at US aides - after claims he was refused a meeting with President Bush.
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The fight between the White House and Democratic-led Congress over fired U.S. prosecutors flared on Wednesday when one former official declined to answer a number of questions and another refused to even appear before lawmakers.
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The president invoked executive privilege today to defy subpoenas from Congress for testimony on the firings of prosecutors.
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A former White House aide tells senators President Bush was not involved in the firing of federal prosecutors.
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A top aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned over the firing of U.S. prosecutors and Gonzales pledged on Tuesday to get to the bottom of a growing flap that has embarrassed the White House and prompted calls for him to step down.