White House blocks subpoenas over fired prosecutors
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The White House on Thursday asserted "executive privilege" on documents and testimony requested by the Senate and House Judiciary Committees in subpoenas over the firings of several U.S. prosecutors.
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A Senate committee voted to approve subpoenas to the White House and Justice Department for warrantless wiretapping records. The administration has refused to provide many records to Congress about the spy program, and the vote portends a high-stakes showdown.
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The White House on Monday reiterated its claim of executive privilege in the firings of federal prosecutors, saying former aides would not comply with congressional subpoenas for their testimony.
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A Senate chairman heading an investigation into the Bush administration's warrantless domestic spying program subpoenaed documents on Wednesday from the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office, the National Security Council and Justice Department.
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White House officials yesterday blamed Bernard B. Kerik for repeatedly failing to disclose potential legal problems to administration lawyers vetting his nomination to be homeland
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At issue is whether the White House has the power to keep an alleged victim from seeking redress in US courts.
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The White House has refused to give Congress documents about the death of former NFL player Pat Tillman, with White House counsel Fred F. Fielding saying that certain papers relating to discussion of the friendly-fire shooting "implicate Executive Branch confidentiality interests."
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The former White House political director, honoring President Bushâs directive, declined to answer senatorsâ questions about the firings of United States attorneys.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday he was ready to go to court if the White House resisted subpoenas for information on the firing of federal prosecutors.
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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 White House on Monday dared the Democratic-led Congress to fight it in court by refusing to provide information and testimony demanded in an investigation into the firing of federal prosecutors.
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President Bush said Thursday he would address any wrongdoing uncovered by congressional or other investigations related to the firings of eight federal prosecutors, but added that new allegations have not swayed his support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
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White House officials are vying to be the first person held in "contempt of Congress" for refusing to cooperate with probes of the Bush administration.
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CONGRESS DENIED: President Bush invoked executive privilege Monday to deny requests by Congress for testimony from two former aides about the firings of federal prosecutors.
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Senate Democrats said yesterday they are preparing to subpoena five senior Justice Department officials as part of a widening probe into whether eight U.S. attorneys were fired for political reasons.
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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.
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President Bush's former political director says she intends to follow his directive and not answer questions about her role in the administration's firing of federal prosecutors &#151; unless a court directs her to defy her former boss.