The (One's) Trouble with Desiree

White House staffers in past administrations have given testimony on Capitol Hill on numerous occasions. True, many presidents have barred advisers from testifying on sensitive matters -- citing executive privilege, which is supposed to protect the confidentiality of discussions between the president and his aides.

But it's hard to make the case that it applies to Rogers.

Gibbs might want to check with Harvard constitutional scholar Cass Sunstein, who has explained, "Direct decisionmaking by the president is required. If the president himself is not directly involved, there is no privilege." That wouldn't be hard for Gibbs to do, since Sunstein is now head of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

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