Sampson says he met with Gonzales regarding the firings of the US attorneys. And oh shock shock shock…..Gonzales has no recollection of that meeting! Sound familiar? Oh, and who postponed the subpoenas? None other than good ole Arlen Specter.

Washington, D.C. - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved by voice vote Thursday the authorization of the use of subpoenas to elicit testimony from 11 people — including five current and former Justice Department officials — in its investigation of how the firings of eight U.S. attorneys were handled by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

It postponed, however, a vote on the authorization to use subpoenas to compel White House officials to testify, including President Bush’s top political adviser, Karl Rove, and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers.

“If I do not get the cooperation, I will subpoena,” said chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. “We will have testimony under oath before this committee. We’ll have the chance for both Republicans and Democrats to ask questions and we’ll find out what happened.”

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