Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers heeded the directive [0]from President Bush today, Paul Kiel at TPM Muckraker [1] reports:

Harriet Miers, as expected, defied a Congressional subpoena and did not show for her hearing before the House Judiciary Committee this morning.

In response, subcommittee chairwoman Linda Sanchez (D-CA) ruled that the White House's claim of executive privilege was invalid.