Sara Taylor

As you may know Sara Taylor, the former Rove aid, is scheduled to testify before Congress this week. She has said she'd be glad to testify. Bush is claiming executive priviledge. But can Bush stop Taylor, a former aide, from talking?

TalkLeft:

Actually, Ms. Taylor has no LEGAL choice in the matter. Executive privilege is not hers to assert. If the White House wishes to assert executive privilege, it must seek a court order quashing the Congressional subpoena on such grounds. The President has NO LEGAL POWER over Ms. Taylor. A Congressional subpoena is binding on Ms. Taylor unless quashed. To coin a phrase, Ms. Taylor has no STANDING to claim executive privilege.

Didn't stop Bush from claiming priviledge. But Pat Leahy has his number and is saying that the claim of priviledge won't stop any testimony. It's now up to Bush to go to court, to get the subpoena quashed via making the case about why Taylor should not be compelled to testify.

Stay tuned. The courts might finally get to weigh in on the whole Congress/President showdown.