Rice 9/11 Testimony May Be Released By Mike Allen, Washington Post Staff Writer

After resisting for months, White House officials worked yesterday to negotiate a compromise that would allow public release of national security adviser Condoleezza Rice’s testimony before the independent commission looking into the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001[* see very important info at end of this article. mjh], according to administration aides.

These aides said the White House believes Rice’s refusal to testify is becoming a political problem and officials are looking for a way out. The leading possibility is for Rice to submit to another private session with the commissioners and allow them to release a transcript, the aides said.

But officials said commission members insisted anew yesterday that they want Rice to testify under oath and in public. …

*The White House did not allow a recording to be made of what Rice said when she met privately with the commissioners for four hours in February.

Why is it necessary for Rice to testify a second time? Because no transcript of the first was made, at White House insistence. Absolutely shocking! mjh