Tenet to cooperate with panel’s investigation

Klaus Marre
The Hill
Monday, May 14, 2007

Former CIA Director George Tenet has agreed to cooperate with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as the panel investigates the Bush administration’s pre-war claims about Iraq’s efforts to acquire uranium.

Tenet will testify before the panel and has agreed to provide a deposition prior to his appearance, according to a committee release.

Waxman’s staff also announced Monday that a hearing with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been pushed back to June 19 from Tuesday. Rice has been subpoenaed to appear but has indicated that she will not comply.

According to a committee release, however, Waxman still expects Rice to testify on the issue of whether the White House overstated Iraq’s attempts to acquire uranium from Niger.

The committee also asked current National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley to be deposed voluntarily.