Should Fitz' subpoena Mier to appear before the GJ?

[HereSince1628]

She was possibly a counselor inside the WH at the time the discrediting campaign against Wilson was on-going.


My feeling is YES, she needs to be asked some really important questions about what she knew Bush knew and when she knew Bush knew it.

[SteppingRazor]

1. Only if it really is absolutely necessary...

And none of us know if it is.

If Fitz calls her now, it looks like political grandstanding, and the whole thing blows up in our faces.

[HereSince1628]

3. But, being a WH employee, has she given testimony in written

or other form? Really, this syncophant appears to have been an important Bush confidant. I think THOSE questions should also considered with respect to her background check for the senate judiciary committee.

[wtbymark]

2. isn't solicitor general and WH council different?

solicitor general is the people's council while WH council can hold attourney/client privelage.

I'm not asserting, just asking

[SteppingRazor]

4. Yes.

Solicitor-General argues the side of the government in cases before the Supreme Court.

White House Counsel is just that -- the attorney for the White House.

[HereSince1628]

5. Sure they are different. But shouldn't we know that she knows

things that she cannot relate?

[earthside]

6. Maybe He Already Has

We don't know ...

[HereSince1628]

7. But THAT must appear on the information she provides the senate

judiciary committee, yes?

[KharmaTrain]

8. I Was Thinking That

A good chance everyone who was on that flight to Africa where the memo was seen were surely questioned. Miers coulda/should have been on that flight.

Josh Marshall's on this, too

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_10_09.php#006752

On June 27th, 2003 Ari Fleischer announced that President Bush was promoting Miers to the post of Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. Prior to that she served as the president's staff secretary.

According to a March 24th, 2003 profile in Texas Lawyer, Miers' position gave her "more one-on-one contact with the president than nearly any other staff member in the West Wing" and made her "the ultimate gatekeeper for what crosses the desk of the nation's commander in chief."

From everything we know, the Joe Wilson matter provoked intense concern within the White House well before he went public on July 6th. It seems pretty likely the president would have heard or read something about what was going on. But proving it is another matter entirely.

Given her role at the White House at the time, Miers would seem uniquely placed to give some read on just what he knew and when he knew. Indeed, what she knew and when she knew it.

Has anyone asked her

[HereSince1628]

9. Interesting. What do you think she spread in front of Georgie?

[KharmaTrain]

11. Remember, He Never Reads The Papers

Remember all the fuss made about Clinton's secretary...I temporary forgot the poor lady's name (Curry??)...who was hauled in front of Starr's inquisition panel several times to get the dirt on her boss. His justification was that she was a "gatekeeper"...knowing who came in and out of the office and what was being discussed.

I think the wildcard here is Andy Card. It appears Harriet worked for/with Card and if he was called (which I have read he was), surely she had to have been interviewed.

Now the fun will be how these two storms intersect...

:popcorn

Cheers...

[SpiralHawk]

12. Well she certainly spread Jeff Gannon into the Bush White House

She was in charge of approving all "press" passes.

I think she should be asked about that -- Gannon/Guckert, the male prostitute, was a Mouthpiece for BushCo in issues around the Plame treason case.

[indepat]

10. Yes, yes, oh hell yes

[H2O Man]

13. No.

If the House of Representatives gets a report from Fitzgerald that indicates that there is a need for them to investigate Bush's role, then it is possible, though still unlikely.