WASHINGTON, June 24 - The Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Friday that it would be a mistake for the White House to bend further to Democratic demands related to John R. Bolton's handling of intelligence material.
In an interview, the chairman, Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, said he now expected that President Bush would grant a recess appointment to Mr. Bolton, whose nomination as ambassador to the United Nations has been blocked by Senate Democrats for more than a month.
Some other Republican senators, including Trent Lott of Mississippi, have said in recent days that Mr. Bush should provide the Democrats with information they have requested related to Mr. Bolton's access to the names of American individuals and companies mentioned in highly classified intelligence reports based on communications intercepted by the National Security Agency.
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The White House offered one major concession on Monday, when it signaled that it would be willing to provide Senate Democrats with information related to disputed testimony that Mr. Bolton had prepared on Syria in 2003.
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