If Congress could make him talk because he is just an employee of the presidents, as I was told in my last question, why didn't they subpoena him in the first place?
2007-07-26 15:38:17 · 2 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Two possible reasons.
The most hopeful is that Congress is laying the foundation for a massive Contempt of Congress action by giving each aide an opportunity to comply with (or violate) federal laws.
Or Congress could just be wasting their time -- if the don't follow up on all these blatant violations of federal law.
For those who haven't checked -- executive privilege does NOT give someone the right to refuse to show up in response to a Congressional subpoena -- it never has. It just allows the person to refuse to answer specific questions.
If Rove refuses to show up at all, like Miers did, that's a slam-dunk federal offense.
2007-07-26 15:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Petty politics IMO but the white house just keep giving dems ammunition.
What is with Gonzales?
2007-07-26 22:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by Triumph 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋