{"id":2585,"date":"2007-07-12T12:02:26","date_gmt":"2007-07-12T18:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=2585"},"modified":"2017-05-21T02:40:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T08:40:41","slug":"us-firings-row-aide-defies-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/07\/us-firings-row-aide-defies-house\/","title":{"rendered":"An empty chair testifies in place of Harriet Miers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/43421e380b3d6-12-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/43421e380b3d6-12-1.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Patrick O&#8217;Connor, The Politico<\/p>\n<p>The refusal of former White House counsel Harriet Miers to appear before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday did not stop panel members from proceeding without her.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the empty chair that appeared in her place was even less forthcoming than the president&#8217;s former top lawyer promised to be.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are considering a measure to hold her in contempt of Congress while Republicans defend President Bush&#8217;s right to invoke executive privilege in order to block her testimony about White House involvement in the process of firing nine U.S. attorneys late last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/thecrypt\/0707\/An_empty_chair_testifies_in_place_of_Harriet_Miers.html\">(Original Article)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick O&#8217;Connor, The Politico The refusal of former White House counsel Harriet Miers to appear before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday did not stop panel members from proceeding without her. Needless to say, the empty chair that appeared in her place was even less forthcoming than the president&#8217;s former top lawyer promised to be. 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