House Judiciary Committee files lawsuit to force testimony of Miers and Bolten over firings of US Attorneys

From Think Progress, via AP, comes this latest development in the US Attorneys scandal:

The House Judiciary Committee has filed suit to force former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten to provide information about the firing of U.S. attorneys.

The lawsuit filed in federal court Monday says Miers is not immune from the obligation to testify and both she and Bolten must identify all documents that are being withheld from Congress. […]

 

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