Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee say the Bush administration needs to be more straightforward about the White House’s role in the dismissals of eight federal prosecutors.
…Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, the top Republican on the committee, said he had a long talk with Fielding on Friday and was reserving judgment. Specter said he would like to see Rove and Miers testify openly.
“I want to see exactly what the White House response is,” Specter said. “Maybe the White House will come back and say, ‘We’ll permit them to be interviewed and we’ll give them all the records.'”
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