The House Judiciary Committee has filed suit to enforce subpoenas of two White House aides in the probe of the firing of nine US attorneys. White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former counsel Harriet Miers ignored the subpoenas after President Bush claimed executive privilege protects them from testifying. It’s the first time either chamber of Congress has sued the Executive Branch to enforce a subpoena.
House Panel Subpoenas White House Aides
HeadlineMar 11, 2008