Attorneys Firing Scandal: Karl Rove Served with Judiciary Committee Subpoena

by C. L. Cook

Dana Siegelman, intrepid daughter of wrongly convicted former Alabama governor, Don Siegelman sends a link to an Associated Press account of Karl Rove, once famously touted as 'Bush's Brain' to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions regarding his knowledge of, and possible involvement in, tampering with the nation's judiciary, culminating in the firing of at least nine U.S. States Attorneys General for political reasons.

 

 

Karl Rove is involved, alright. It will be up to the Committee to now find out just how deeply, and just how many federal statutes he contradicted.

 

Rove has refused to appear until now, claiming he is protected by President Bush's blanket claim of "executive privilege."

 

The AP's, Lara Jakes Jordan writes;

 

• "The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove as part of its inquiry into whether the Bush administration politically meddled at the Justice Department.
  

• "Accusations of politics governing decisions at the agency led to the resignation of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
  

• "The subpoena issued Thursday orders Rove to testify before the House panel on July 10. He is expected to face questions about the White House's role in firing nine U.S. attorneys in 2006 and the prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama, a Democrat."

 

Jakes Jordon adds, House Judiciary chair, Democrat John Conyers, had tried for over a year to entice Rove's cooperation, before finally issuing the subpoena.

 

 

 

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