President Bush won't allow the prosecution of his aides if they are cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the firing of eight US attorneys, the White House said.
The House Judiciary Committee has taken initial steps to hold Bush's chief of staff, Joshua Bolten, and the president's former counsel, Harriet E. Miers, in contempt. House approval of a contempt citation would be referred to a US attorney for submission to a grand jury. Criminal contempt of Congress, a misdemeanor, carries a penalty of one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
From the Boston Globe.
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