Counselor Harriet Miers

A federal judge has ruled that top White House officials are not immune from congressional subpoenas and can be compelled to testify before Congress. The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten last year to testify about the role the White House played in the decision to fire nine U.S. attorneys in late 2006. Additionally, the committee sought documents from Bolten and Miers related to the attorney purge. Bolten and Miers were instructed by President George W. Bush to ignore the subpoenas and advised not to appear before the committee. Bush claimed Bolten ... Read Full Story

MS. MIERS: I have no recollection of that conversation. MR. ROVE: Could you repeat the question, Congressman? MS. MIERS: I don't remember. MR. ROVE: Are you referring to the first President Bush or the second? MS. MIERS: Sounds familiar but I can't say one way or the other. MR. ROVE: At this point I would like to invoke my Fifth Amendment rights. MS. MIERS: I don't remember. MR. ROVE: I hope you can back that up with some, you know, hard evidence. MS. MIERS: You're acting as if I did something wrong, and I resent your tone. MR. ROVE: Once again, Congressman, I must ... Read Full Story

#7 in the countdown of things we'll remember about George Bush...the Federal Court System. This may be the longest lasting legacy of the Bush Presidency. He has appointed a slew of conservative justices all throughout the Judicial branch. He was also able to appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court. While Justices of the Supreme Court do, sometimes, change their point of view over time, Justices Alito and Chief Justice Roberts seem to be two pretty strong conservatives and they're young so they'll be around for while. It's one last little F.U. that will out last a lot of people's memories of the President ... Read Full Story

article A U.S. District Court Judge has ruled that Harriet Miers, a former White House Counsel for the Bush Administration must testify before Congress. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich), praised the decision and pledged to schedule a hearing for Miers shortly. "I am heartened that Judge Bates recognized that the public interest in this matter is best served by the furtherance of the Committee's investigation," he said in a statement. Read Full Story

2003 : President Bush says today ,“the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice.” Conservatives Object to Bush Friend Harriet Miers’ Nomination to the Supreme Court — So Harriet’s History 2005 : White House counsel Harriet Miers withdraws her name from consideration for the Supreme Court today. President Bush had picked his longtime associate to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The resignation came as conservatives planned a radio and television ad campaign to defeat her , as many on the right believed Ms. ... Read Full Story