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White House Counsel Fred Fielding has just released a letter (pdf here) to Senators Leahy and Specter, and Congresspersons Conyers, Smith and Sanchez.

In it, he writes:

In response to the invitations extended by the Committees, I am prepared to agree to make available for interviews the President's former Counsel; current Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor; Deputy Counsel; and a Special Assistant to the Office of Political Affairs.

Pat Leahy has the White House squirming.

-- Steve Clemons

Update: It is unclear whether Rove and Miers "interviews" would be allowed by White House Counsel Fred Fielding to be given under oath.

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Posted by blatherskite, Mar 20 2007, 3:40PM - Link

From MSNBC, via DailyKos:

"Fred Fielding, he's the White House counsel, he was just here in the House of Representatives meeting with the House Judiciary Committee. He made the following offer to the Congress, both House and Senate...he said Rove and Harriet Mier would be offered to the Committees for their testimony in the Alberto Gonzales and federal prosecutors scandal. However, he said it would be unsworn testimony, not under oath, behind closed doors and no trancript would be permitted. "

Why the only reason they would want such secrecy and no paper trail is.. they did norhing wrong!

Posted by Marcia, Mar 20 2007, 6:41PM - Link

The only grotesque thing the WH has not yet proposed it to have Rove and Co. interrogated by Lieberman.

Posted by steambomb, Mar 21 2007, 8:11PM - Link

It is not testimony if they are not sworn in. What Fielding is looking for is a bullshit session.

Posted by Jerome Gaskins, Mar 21 2007, 10:41PM - Link

Screw him and screw the Idiot!

It's all gonna be on the record.