House Panel Gives White House a Week to Provide Documents on (DOJ) Firings

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Source: CQ politics

The House Judiciary Committee sent word to the White House on Friday that it expects to receive by Aug. 8 at least some documents about the 2006 firings of nine U.S. attorneys.

The request was prompted by a federal judge’s ruling Thursday that White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten could not simply refuse to hand over any White House documents related to the firings.

U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled that the White House had to turn over documents not covered by an executive privilege claim, and provide a list of withheld documents that are privileged. He also ruled that former White House counsel Harriet Miers could not avoid physically appearing before the committee, or turning over non-privileged documents.

“Given that the documents have already been collected, identified, and reviewed, this should be ample time,” John Conyers Jr. , D-Mich., wrote White House counsel Fred F. Fielding.

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Conyers wrote Rove’s lawyer, Robert Luskin, that if Rove agreed to appear before the committee in September, it could forestall a vote by the full House holding Rove in contempt for failing to testify as subpoenaed to do so. The Judiciary Committee approved a contempt resolution earlier this week prior to Bates announced his decision.


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[The Stranger]

1. And then they'll get another week, then another week, two more after that, then a month or two.

Then a few more days, six more months, a year, five days, a fortnight, four score and seven years.

[Kierkegaard]

2. And after all that, no one will remember what the hell we were waiting for.

There's no accountability in gubmint - the rule of law is dead.

[L. Coyote]

5. Then, in NOV. they all start looking for new jobs at "think" tanks LOL

Where they can spend a decade thinking about how they completely screwed up!!

If they are not in jail!

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Finally!!! Now The Battlin' Congressional Dems Have 'Em By The Short Hairs!!!

:rofl:

[grannie4peace]

4. f#*k yes!!!

oh, please, please, please let justice be done finally,,,, please, please, please:cry: :cry: :patriot:

[fascisthunter]

6. I'm Starting to Think this is all a Dog and Pony Show

and the "fix" has been in long ago.

You mother fuckers better do more than this if you want Americans to believe in you.

[frylock]

7. yay dems!!1!1

:yawn:

[Jefferson23]

8. Gee Conyers, why the hell give ANY more chances to Rove?

Just what the hell do they have on the Dems? Or is this just the worst case of complacency in modern history.

[Rebellious Republican]

10. You must have forgotten about all those illegal wire taps used by

this administration to protect Amurika from terrorism. Guaranteed Dubya has all the dirt on all those terrorists in congress and the senate!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

9. Quick! Look over there! Iran! Terra! Nukular threat!!!!

AAAAAUUUUUGGHHHHHHHHH!!!