Lawyer - News

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy acknowledged explicitly Thursday that President Bush was not involved in the firings of U.S. Attorneys last winter and ruled illegal the president's executive privilege claims protecting his chief of staff, John Bolten, and former adviser Karl Rove. Leahy directed Bolten, Rove, former political director Sara Taylor and her deputy, J. Scott Jennings, to comply "immediately" with their subpoenas for documents and information about the White House's role in the firings.

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