Former White House Aides Harriet Miers And Sara Taylor Get Subpoenaed Over Prosecutor Firings

The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former White House counsel Harriet E. Miers Wednesday to testify about her role in the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and in the administration’s response to the resulting controversy.

In addition, the Senate Judiciary panel has subpoenaed former White House Political Director Sara M. Taylor, as well as a host of new documents regarding the firings.

Administration e-mails released to both committees on Tuesday show Miers and Taylor played a significant role in the decision to fire the federal prosecutors and in the administration’s response to questions from Congress, as well as the response to questions raised about the purge by Democrats and the press.

The committees have given Taylor until June 28 to turn over to Senate Judiciary any documents in her possesson related to the firings, and she is scheduled to testify on July 11. Miers is slated to testify before House Judiciary on July 12.

The White House itself was ordered to turn over the documents it has by June 28 as well.