Conyers is turning the screws on Bush

conyers is one hell of an impressive guy to watch in action...

Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced this afternoon a deal with the Justice Department to allow at least eight current and former employees to sit for transcribed interviews with House and Senate Democrat and Republican investigators. The first hearing, with Michael Elston, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General, will occur at 10 AM tomorrow.

However, the agreement could not be concluded without Congressional leaders agreeing that investigators will keep "the content of the interviews confidential pending consultation with Department officials."

Conyers appeared to suggest that the deal would ratchet up the pressure on President George W. Bush to make White House aides available for testimony without subpoenas being issued.

"If we are going to get to the bottom of this, we must talk to those involved in guiding the decision-making process. This agreement, which involves on the record interviews in advance of possible hearings, helps bring us down that path," he said. "We still anxiously await further negotiation with the White House."

you're a pretty sly guy, john...

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