Bush Says He'll Fight Subpoenas for His Advisers (Holly Rosenkrantz and James Rowley)

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President George W. Bush said he will fight any attempt by Congress to subpoena his aides in the investigation into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.

By Holly Rosenkrantz and James Rowley

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said he will fight any attempt by Congress to subpoena his aides in the investigation into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.

``We will not go along with a partisan fishing expedition aimed at honorable public servants,'' Bush said in brief remarks at the White House today.

Bush's statement sets up a confrontation with the Democratic-controlled Congress over whether White House political strategist Karl Rove and former Counsel Harriet Miers will be forced to testify in public and under oath in a probe into the firings of the federal prosecutors last year.

The president is trying to fend off calls from Democrats and some Republicans for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over his handling of the firings.