April 11, 2007
White House Counsel Negotiating Behind The Scenes Over U.S. Attorney Firings Interviews
- Alberto Gonzales
- U.S. Attorney Firings
- White House
- Dept. of Justice
- Karl Rove
- House Judiciary Committee
- Sen. Arlen Specter
- White House Counsel
- Gonzales Supboena
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus says that White House Counsel Fred Fielding (inset) has been busy speaking with senior Republican Senate Judiciary Member Arlen Specter over the possibility of Congress interviewing White House staff in the U.S. Attorney firings debacle.
According to Marcus:
“Fielding has talked with the committee’s ranking Republican, Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), and the senator’s counsel, Mike O’Neill. According to Specter, Fielding says the White House is interested in reaching an accommodation along the lines suggested by Specter — unsworn private testimony with a transcript as a first step — but worries about whether the House will agree.”
While Fielding has been laying low and apparently working quietly on the matter, yesterday’s House subpoena of Gonzales ups the pressure on the White House Counsel. He and his clients — including Karl Rove, Pres. Bush’s Chief of Staff — do not appear to be in a strong negotiating position, regardless of what legal defenses they may claim vis-a-vie Executive Privilege.
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