McClellan Hearings May Be Required, Say Congressmen

***UPDATE***

Think Progress reported this afternoon that White House spokesperson Dana Perino told reporters Friday during a press conference that the White House could possibly stop McClellan from testifying before Congress:

QUESTION: Could the White House block him from testifying, if he wanted to testify? Or how does that work?

PERINO: Conceivably?

QUESTION: Yes.

PERINO: Hypothetically, which I'm not supposed to answer a hypothetical, yes, I think so. The law would allow for that. But by saying that, I'm not suggesting that that's what would happen or not happen.

McClellan himself told CNN's Wolf Blitzer Friday that he'd be "glad" to testify about the Bush White House. That and he doesn't see himself apologizing to George Bush any time soon:

"I don't need to ask for any forgiveness from him because my comments are sincere and honest ... it was tough getting to the conclusions I drew, but they were absolutely the truth from my perspective."

The Politico says House Judiciary Chair John Conyers is considering a hearing on the McClellan book to determine the real facts surrounding the Valerie Plame scandal.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) said today that he plans to begin discussions with former White House press secretary Scott McClellan regarding his participation in a congressional hearing.

"I find Mr. McClellan's revelations about attempts to cover-up the Valerie Plame leak extremely troubling. Particularly disturbing is McClellan's assertion that he was specifically directed by Andy Card to 'vouch' for Scooter Libby after the investigation had begun, which, if true, could amount to obstruction of justice beyond that for which Mr. Libby has already been convicted," said Conyers.

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Florida Congressman Robert Wexler wants Scott McClellan to testify before Congress on the events in his book.

Former Bush spokesman Scott McClellan should testify under oath on Capitol Hill about his explosive new book in which he sharply criticizes his old boss, a Democratic congressman said Friday.

Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Florida, said McClellan, who served as the president's press secretary before leaving the White House in 2006, would be able to provide valuable insight into a number of issues that the House Judiciary Committee is investigating.

Comments

[DaOne]

Interesting that he says he would be glad to testify if called yet Karl Rove won't.

Enough said.

[Bigeasy]

Karl Rove is trying to keep his butt out of jail where it should be.

[Sparky123]

Rove is waiting in the wings to be called out for duty. Watch the right-wing talk shows feature him very soon.

[speakingtruth2power]

KKKarl is holding out for his own book, "How we Shoved Fascism Down America's Throat".

On the cover will be W, Darth, KKKarl and Jeff Gannon, all grabbing their crotches, smirking.

[PatCroft]

Shucks! It they only had the 6,000,000 missing emails to prove their case.

[guajiro]

That should be no problem. The bush administration manages to find laptops with emails that expose their political opponents almost daily. Case in point: Colombia's FARQ leader was killed and a laptop found that incriminated Venezuela; how convenient. Problem is, it's all a lie.

http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia275.htm

And then, horrors of horror, the laptop that the Bush admin claimed contained evidence that Iran was building a nuke, in fact contained evidence planted by the Israeli Mossad!

http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/4205

[elcojonu]

Let them block the hearings, we'll make it an ELECTION ISSUE; what are they HIDING ?
Yesssssssss!

[PhoenixRisingAgain]

I hope he does testify. The American people are the winners either way.

[TLV]

Gee. I just don't get it. I perused all of the right wing sites I could think of and...gues­s what!...NO­T ONE mention of McClellan's book! It's as if they don't even know it exists. I guess it's easy to ignore the truth as long as it implicates their heroes. Ignorance and just plain assholishness continues to run rampant among those people...a­nd I use the term lightly.

[PhoenixRisingAgain]

Limbaugh talked about it all week. BUT, unless you are a member you won't find anything there. It was on FOX as well all week. So, I am not sure what sites you consider, right wing but it has been everywhere.

[Zankee]

The "Heart" of man speaks all languages, if.., he would only "listen"..­..Grasshop­per....

[elcojonu]

Meditate and be one with the TAO.

[Zankee]

The TAO is never lost.., we are. Drink a glass of water and SEE the TAO....Gra­sshopper..­..

[Zankee]

When one is unable to differentiate between his humanity and his reality.., he has succeded to a pergatory of.., his place most content.., the only price,.. his soul.....G­rasshopper­....

[proudliberal4truth]

I never used to believe in miracles, but now...Scot­t McClellan a progressive hero! Thanks for coming over from the dark side Scott. I think you've atoned for your previous sins and I welcome you to the ranks of real patriots.

[Zankee]

Amen....

[naturallight]

He is No hero.

Pedophile Catholic Priests still go to confessional.

Conservatives are alot of things. Above all, they are capitalist pigs.

One questions the motivations.

Perhaps an ally-oop to another CFR bretheren, OBAMA?

[returnofthejedi]

Sir/Madame exactly how can this possibly be some sort of trick for Mr. Obama
Can you please explain how you could com to that conclusion?

[sparkey]

McClellen is doing the only thing he can do to save himself from the firing squad. If he testifies to congress now, he'll only get a reprimd for ratting out the real murderers and thieves. It's called covering your ass.

[TLV]

After being the worst of the worst as far as Bushie-ass-kissing press secretaries, he gets no hero worship from me. This war may have ended sooner without McClellan's daily dishing of lies that only served to help the right wingers feel superior at the expense of our constitutionally guaranteed rights not to mention the expense of innocent human life! That, in itself, was a travesty!

While deeply mired in scandals at home, the right wing used their sins to redirect the public attention away from a criminal adventure fraught with deep and dangerously unpatriotic acts of corruption they called a "justifiable war." And they say Barack Obama needs to wear a fucking flag pin!

Honey - there is no pin, no matter how flag-like or shiny, that could make up for the hell that the neocons have unleashed on this universe.

[Sparky123]

Why should Scott testify? All the dirt is in the book for all to read. The next move is impeachment. There is plenty of proof without the book, by the way. What is wrong with Congress and the American people? Can't they see the time is now?

[CrazyDemocrat]

Just more election year ploys !!

[levibatgirl]

Pathetic.

Your desperation is showing. Or is it just stupidity? With you trolls they always go hand in hand.

[CrazyDemocrat]

Sorry kid, they are absolutely all talk and no action !!

[Zankee]

If one were to stand back and SEE the big picture, the sabatours have succeded in running our ship aground, and possibly ruptured it's bottom. This was a purposful act, initially designed to bring us in line with other countries standings, in the "New World Order"(NWO) implemented program, a Zionist based ideal for the final solution to mankinds desire to control both Human and Natural nature....
Our fellow man, in his vanity, believes that his reality centers around him and that he is the center of all that is. Combine the minds that are of same thought, give them respect to secrecy and, voila.., here we are....
Man has always sought answers to his questions, and as human beings mutually shared the results of their findings..­.. However, when men of knowledge, power and ability manage to "find" for themselves, somthing that is so profound that they believe it necessary to "keep it secret" from their fellow human beings; they have committed to a condition of no return to before. They invested in their secret for their ideologies and selfish desires.., which happens to those who keep secrets...­.
They will always believe in their secret as they take vowels to verify their beliefs to themselves­.., fools of a feather flock together to make one big flocking feathered fool.., and, hides behind the cloak of legitamemc­y.., like a vampire sucking his brothers blood....

[thatsitfortheotherone]

On the other hand, it might just be that the Bushies are corrupt, incompetent criminals.

Nah, that's way to simplistic.

[Zankee]

Oh! How we wish it to be simpler...­.

[marymansour]

Watch your back, Scott. immerse yourself in crowds of Democrats at all times. We appreciate you.

[jwarrener]

I wonder if Bush's last act as President will be to sign a pardon for any crimes that he himself commited????

[TLV]

In his mind there are no crimes committed and with the help of his father and their connections, they will make sure there is no punishment. Those who did 9/11 will make sure their behind-the-scenes deeds are never revealed and those who enabled them so they could begin their war of convenience that has profited so many corporate criminals will be protected.

Is this the plea we would hear from them if they face trial.....­"Asbestos is sooooo messy and expensive to get rid of and oh, so inconvenient, isn't it? Someone just HAD to do SOMETHING about it. You all understand, don't you? We were just washing the hand that helped us."

They believe that 3,000 lives was a very small price to pay for such huge dividends. After all, they believe that power MUST be protected at all cost...eve­n if it means a little collateral damage.

[TLV]

"The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby. There was one problem. It was not true.
I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the Vice President, the President's chief of staff, and the president himself.”
— Scott McClellan, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, 2008.[4

[DFL]

I HOPE SCOTT DOESN'T FLY ON ANY SMALL PLANES LIKE WELLSTONE DID.

[waynesmyer]

"I think Scotty did a real bad thing! I was at the White House a lot, doing my intrepid reporting for FAUX News Service and I saw nothing of what Scotty is saying in his book! your truly ace reporter, Jeffy HotMilitaryStud.comm" Gannon

p.s. Jeffy can be reached at HotMilitaryStud.com, for further "ace" action. Please bring money!

[levibatgirl]

LOL

[NoLove4HillaryAnymore]

Just watch out Scott...th­is is serious and as you said and based on what we know this people will do anything to hide the truth. I hate for you to be a Vince Foster! Watch your back.

[TocinoHumano]

Vince Foster!?!?!?!?!? Have you been rummaging through Rush Limbaugh's trash cans?

Seriously, I have all sorts of problems with the Clintons (won't enumerate here), but this whole "Clinton Body Count" thing is just a bunch of nonsense cooked up by the most deranged and out-of-touch among the ditto-heads (on the whole, a rather deranged and out-of-touch bunch).

Either that or it was dreamed up by the Reynolds aluminum foil company to increase sales.

Vince Foster!?!?!?! Holy f*cking sh*t!

[hypnotoad72]

If he went through Rush's rubbish, he'd old tapes of Rush denouncing drug addicts, and receipts for Oxycontin drugs...