<Tr> <Td> Harriet Miers (Republican), Former White House Counsel </Td> <Td> July 25, 2007 House Committee on the Judiciary </Td> <Td> February 14, 2008 House of Representatives </Td> <Td> On March 4, 2009, Miers and former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bush Karl Rove, agreed to testify under oath before Congress about the firings of U.S. attorneys </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joshua Bolten (Republican), White House Chief of Staff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Holder (Democrat), Attorney General </Td> <Td> June 20, 2012 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform </Td> <Td> June 28, 2012 House of Representatives </Td> <Td> Found in contempt by a vote of 255 - 67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lois Lerner (Democrat) Director of the IRS Exempt Organizations Division </Td> <Td> March 11, 2014 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform </Td> <Td> May 7, 2014 House of Representatives </Td> <Td> Found in contempt for her role in the 2013 IRS controversy and refusal to testify . The Department of Justice has been directed by the House to appoint special counsel . (See: Finding Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress (H. Res. 574; 113th Congress)) </Td> </Tr>

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