Rep. Roy Blunt and Rep. Ike Skelton are among 13 members of Congress that have been subpoenaed to testify in the trial of a defense contractor charged with bribing jailed former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham.
All of the lawmakers said they would not comply, on the advice of U.S. House attorneys.
Cunningham, a Republican who represented a California district in Congress, is serving an eight-year prison term after pleading guilty in 2005 to taking $2.4 million in bribes from a contractor and others in exchange for millions of dollars in government contracts. As part of his plea deal, Cunningham agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
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