Addington testified that he asked Dan Bartlett, a senior WhiteHouse communications aide, why the pressoffice had said anything publicly about a criminal investigation.
Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters the WhiteHouse Counsel's Office was told during the week of April 22 that the inspector general for tax administration was wrapping up an investigation of the issue.
WhiteHousePress Secretary Ari Fleischer told reporters the Bush administration will continue to have an Office of National Aids Policy, which is currently located on Jackson Place, and would also name an AIDS coordinator who will work out of the WhiteHouse as part of the Domestic Policy Council.