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Who’s got bigger balls?
On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee subponead Condoleezza Rice to come give testimony about the original justifications of the Iraq invasion. The subpoena came after the Committee voted in favor of it in a 21-10 vote which fell along party lines. The subpoena “directs her to answer questions from the panel next month about the administration’s claim — later proven false — that Iraq had sought uranium from Niger for nuclear arms.”
But she and the administration are planning to fight the subpoena, more or less, as Rice has said she’ll only reply with a letter. “I’m way to important to actually come talk to y’all,” she is alleged to have said. (Allegation comes solely from QuizLaw.) So study up on executive privilege, as it sounds like the doctrine will be coming up yet again next month, as this whole mess plays out.
(And if you’re curious, Slate explains “why Congress has the power to make arrests.”)
