Congressional studies re: advisers testifying

sunnyday · #1 Postby **sunnyday** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:04 pm

According to MSNBC on the net, congressional studies have found 20 cases where presidential advisers have testified in public and under oath. The article mentioned that C. Rice had talked in public to tv show hosts about the 911 situation....

#2 Postby **Stephanie** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:13 pm

Do you have a link Sunnyday?

sunnyday · #3 Postby **sunnyday** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:19 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4623066/ is the link.

#4 Postby **Stephanie** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:41 pm

Thanks for the info Sunnyday!

sunnyday · #5 Postby **sunnyday** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:48 pm

I thought the article was interesting, Stephanie. How about you?

#6 Postby **Stephanie** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:10 pm

I thought that the article was interesting as well. They are trying to work out a solution to get her to testify and perhaps make her statements public later. I can accept that. I think that it would be a good compromise. I believe that the public should know the whole story.

mf_dolphin · #7 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:30 pm

The point is that she is the National Security Advisor and is appointed by the President. In the prior cases where presidential advisors testified, they were in positions that required Congressional confirmation. That's a different animal...