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Congressman wants McClellan to testify under oath
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| Last Edited | Craverguy May 30, 2008 04:11pm |
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| News Date | Friday, May 30, 2008 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Bush spokesman Scott McClellan should testify under oath on Capitol Hill about his explosive new book in which he sharply criticizes his old boss, a Democratic congressman said Friday.
Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Florida, said McClellan, who served as the president's press secretary before leaving the White House in 2006, would be able to provide valuable insight into a number of issues that the House Judiciary Committee is investigating.
McClellan said Friday that he would be willing to testify.
The committee is looking into the use of prewar intelligence, whether politics was behind the firing of eight U.S. attorneys in 2006, and the leaking of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson's identity, Wexler said.
"The administration has always called for different kinds of privileges to avoid their officials testifying, but because Mr. McClellan has put all this information in a book, these privileges, I do not believe, would be available to the administration, so we would have a free flow of information," Wexler said. |
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