All his aides testified to us that they based their advice solely on national security considerations.

Four top aides to Cardinal Mahony have testified in those proceedings.

Neither she nor her aides testified on the subject.

Normally, aides to the President do not testify before Congressional committees.

The White House normally resists having top aides testify before Congress.

These were routine correspondence that a former aide to the Senator testified would have been sent for any constituent, he said.

Bush also declares that his aides would not testify under oath on the matter if subpoenaed by Congress.

Democratic leaders reject the offer, saying the aides should testify under oath in public.

He has denied any impropriety, but has refused to allow aides to testify about their involvement in the deal.

A former aide to the Senator testified that such letters would have been sent for any constituent.