Sara Taylor, until recently Karl Rove’s former aide at the White House, will begin her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a matter of minutes.
You can see Taylor’s opening statement here. In it, she says that she intends “to follow the President’s instruction” and not testify about conversations she had at the White House about the U.S. attorney firings. However, there may still be certain questions she can answer:
“While I may be unable to answer certain questions today, I will answer those questions if the courts rule that this committee’s need for the information outweighs the president’s assertion of executive privilege…I look forward to answering those questions not covered by the President’s assertion of executive privilege.”
We’ll bring you updates as the hearing (which will probably be relatively short) continues.
Update: For those wanting to watch, the hearing is on C-Span3 and streaming from the committee’s website.