Showdown On Attorney Scandal: Subpoenas Approved

Bush Admin Emails Contradict Sworn Testimony

LAURIE KELLMAN LAURIE KELLMAN March 15, 2007 11:07 AM

The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday cleared the way for subpoenas compelling five Justice Department officials and six of the federal prosecutors they fired to tell the story of a purge of U.S. attorneys that has prompted demands for the ouster of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.The voice vote to authorize the panel to issue subpoenas amounts to insurance against the possibility that Gonzales could retract his permission to let the aides testify voluntarily, or impose strict conditions.

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