As National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice claimed that she was not required to testify under oath because the position of National Security Advisor is an advisory role, independent of authority over a bureaucracy and does not require confirmation by the Senate.
作为国家安全顾问, 康多莉扎·赖斯声称她没有必要宣誓作证, 因为国家安全顾问的职位是一个咨询角色, 独立于对官僚机构的权威, 不需要参议院的确认。