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Last Updated: Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 02:29 GMT

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Bush rejects Senate 'show trials'

George W Bush said he did not want confrontation with Democrats
US President George W Bush says he will not allow his advisers to take part in "show trials" in the escalating row over the firing of federal prosecutors.
He has offered to let his staff give evidence, but only in private and not under oath.

The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee has rejected the offer.

Democrats in Congress have accused Attorney General Albert Gonzales of sacking prosecutors for political reasons, and called for him to quit.

But Mr Bush has backed Mr Gonzales, a long-time confidant, and warned Democrats against seeking a fight over the issue in order "to score political points".

"We will not go along with a partisan fishing expedition aimed at honourable public servants," Mr Bush said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6473621.stm

[The government needs to be held accountable if they wrongfully terminated those advocates/barristers. Why can't people be questioned under oath? This doesn't make sense.]