Editing Condoleezza Rice (section)

===Subpoenas===
In March 2004, Rice declined to testify before the [[9/11 Commission|National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States]] (the 9/11 Commission). The White House claimed [[executive privilege]] under constitutional separation of powers and cited past tradition. Under pressure, Bush agreed to allow her to testify so long as it did not create a precedent of presidential staff being required to appear before Congress when so requested.<ref>{{cite news |title=Transcript of Rice's 9/11 commission statement |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/08/rice.transcript/ |work=CNN|date=May 19, 2004 |access-date=November 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418082544/http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/08/rice.transcript/ |archive-date=April 18, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In April 2007, Rice rejected, on grounds of executive privilege, a House subpoena regarding the prewar claim that Iraq sought [[Yellowcake|yellowcake uranium]] from [[Niger]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rice says Saddam questions answered |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/apr/26/20070426-120513-8451r/ |work=[[The Washington Times]] |date=April 26, 2007 |access-date=November 3, 2008 |archive-date=August 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823023009/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/apr/26/20070426-120513-8451r/ |url-status=live }}</ref>