CNN just reported that a House Committee voted to authorize the use of subpoenas in the U.S. Attorneys scandal that could let them obtain the sworn testimony of Karl Rove and others.
The House Judiciary Committee isn't messing around. The Democrats know that to get the truthful testimony of White House officials, they'll need them under oath. The vote today gives Chairman John Conyers a powerful tool, if he needs it.
Here's how AP is reporting this development:
A House panel on Wednesday approved subpoenas for President Bush's political adviser, Karl Rove and other top White House aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors.
By voice vote and without dissent, the House Judiciary subcommittee on commercial and administrative law decided to compel the president's top aides to testify publicly and under oath about their roles in the firings.
