Schumer: Rove, Miers subpoenas authorized, ready to be issued

[babylonsister]

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Schumer_Rove_Miers_subpoenas_authorized_ready_0328.html


Schumer: Rove, Miers subpoenas authorized, ready to be issued
RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday March 28, 2007
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A source from the office of Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) tells the New York Observer that subpoenas to compel White House adviser Karl Rove and former counsel Harriet Miers to testify before the Judiciary Committee regarding their roles in the dismissals of eight US Attorneys have been authorized and are ready to be issued.

"Senator Charles Schumer finds it 'hard to believe' that embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales can continue in office for much longer," Jason Horowitz reports for the Observer. "At the same time, Mr. Schumer believes that the practical consequences for the Republican Party resulting from Mr. Gonzales’ actions—the culling of eight U.S. Attorneys—will be lasting."

Schumer tells the paper, "Clearly, it will affect 2008, because the credibility of the President and the people close to him is lower now today than it was a month ago, and that’s going to hurt."

The Senate Judiciary Committee member called the White House's offer to allow "behind doors" testimony by White House officials "ridiculous."

"The terms that they proposed for Rove and Miers were so ridiculous—that’s why they haven’t had any traction," Schumer said. "I haven’t seen one Republican who has justified doing it with no transcript. You can argue whether it should be public or private, or you can even argue about whether it should be sworn testimony. You cannot argue that there should be no transcript. The fact that they had to say ‘no transcript’ says something. Doesn’t it? It means that they want no accountability."

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[sendero]

1. Why wait around..

... they are not going to budge. Issue the god damned subpeonas and lets get on with this thing.

[kimmylavin]

2. Exactly.

Every day that goes by just gives them more time to get their stories straight with each other!

[loudsue]

3. Yep. And more time to scrub the RNC computers of damning e-mails

It's time to move those subpoenas forward.

:kick::kick::kick:

[L. Coyote]

4. Email-Gate FACTS: Felons, georgewbush.com, gwb43.com , et. al.

Summation of this issue, DU posts, articles, much more:
Email-Gate FACTS: Felons, georgewbush.com, gwb43.com , et. al.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x523978

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WOW! This from the original NY Times article:

“The Justice people will come, and the White House people—we’ll have to see,” Mr. Schumer said. “Every day there is a new development that makes it harder and harder for them to resist.

“If you get half the Republicans willing to give subpoenas,” he added, “that says something.”