House Subcommittee Votes to Compel Testimony on (U.S. Attorney) Firings

[Doondoo]

A House subcommittee voted today to compel testimony from four U.S. attorneys who were part of a wave of firings by the Justice Department, marking the first high-profile subpoenas from the Democratic-controlled Congress.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law approved the subpoenas for former prosecutors in Arkansas, New Mexico, Seattle and San Diego, all of whom will be required to appear for testimony at a hearing next Tuesday, officials said.

"Are these people being removed for doing their job and for it doing it too well?" said Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), who chairs the subcommittee.

Democrats on the panel voted 7-0 in favor of the subpoenas; no Republicans were present at the five-minute hearing.


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