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Bush aides facing subpoenas over firings By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 13 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - Flexing their political muscle against the White House, Democrats in the House and Senate are insisting that President Bush's top aides describe their roles in the firings of eight federal prosecutors on the record and under oath.

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A House committee was to vote Wednesday to authorize subpoenas for political director Karl Rove and other administration officials despite Bush's declaration a day earlier that Democrats must accept his offer to allow the officials to talk privately to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, but not under oath and not on the record.

Would he fight Democrats in court to protect his aides against congressional subpoenas?

"Absolutely," Bush declared Tuesday in televised remarks from the White House.

Democrats promptly rejected the offer and announced that they would start authorizing subpoenas within 24 hours.

[How is it exactly a violation of the Executive Branch's right to privilege by asking them to speak to Congress under oath to see if people were dismissed when they were trying to investigate the said branch?
I don't want closed-doors meetings. The Bush Administration needs to be accountable to the people and Congress. If it's necessary for this go to the Supreme Court, so be it. There has to be transparency.

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