Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

Bolten, Miers want hold on subpoenas

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two White House aides want a judge to delay his ruling forcing them to testify before Congress so they can appeal to a higher court.

White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers made the request to U.S. District Judge John Bates on Thursday. They want him to not enforce his ruling allowing White House aides to be subpoenaed by Congress so they can take their case to appeals court.

Bates on July 31 rejected White House arguments that presidential confidants are protected from congressional subpoenas by executive privilege.

Democrats announced they want White House aides at their hearings in September on the dismissal of nine federal prosecutors, at the height of election season.

2008-08-07     17:34:57 GMT

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