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Old 07-10-2008, 10:43 AM
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Karl Rove, President Bush's longtime political guru, refused to obey an order to testify before a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday.

Rove's lawyer asserted that Rove was "immune" from the subpoena the committee had issued, arguing that the committee could not compel him to testify due to "executive privilege."

The panel is investigating allegations that Rove and his White House allies dismissed U.S. attorneys and prosecuted officials who they saw as political opponents.

The panel subpoenaed Rove in May after his lawyer, Robert Luskin, made clear the former White House deputy chief of staff would not appear voluntarily.

Luskin responded immediately that Rove still would not appear, prompting a threat of prosecution from the Judiciary Committee chairman, Rep. John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, and Rep. Linda Sanchez, a California Democrat who chairs the subcommittee on commercial and administrative law.

"A refusal to appear in violation of the subpoena could subject Mr. Rove to contempt proceedings, including statutory contempt under federal law and proceedings under the inherent contempt authority of the House of Representatives," Conyers and Sanchez wrote.

Rove's lawyer cited a letter from the Justice Department saying Rove is "constitutionally immune from compelled congressional testimony." He said Rove is willing to submit to an "informal interview" or to answer written questions about the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, whose ouster Rove is accused of orchestrating.

"Threatening Mr. Rove with sanctions will not in any way expedite the resolution of the issue," Luskin wrote in a letter to the panel on Wednesday.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/...ena/index.html

Lock this guy up and throw away the key
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What an idiot. No one's immune from a congressional subpoena. If you have some privilege, you appear before congress and assert the privilege.

He's going to get slapped down on this one.

Typical of the Bush Administration's arrogance and contempt for the operations of government.
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I agree. The only reason for refusing to testify in this case is guilt. This is a prime example of how the Bush administration has done business all along.
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Lock this guy up and throw away the key

This is distressing news... I was sooo looking forward to the unbiased reportage from this FoxNews employee.



wonder if FNN can do remote broadcast from federal penetentiary..
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Actually if you are Rove it's a smart move. Bush may be lame duck but this Democratic controlled Congress is limp dick. They are not going to do anything about it. Rove thumbs his nose at Congress because he can. He knows it's all media show. Congress is dam near as bad at President Codpiece.
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Actually if you are Rove it's a smart move. Bush may be lame duck but this Democratic controlled Congress is limp dick. They are not going to do anything about it. Rove thumbs his nose at Congress because he can. He knows it's all media show. Congress is dam near as bad at President Codpiece.
It takes little effort to recognize the crime of contempt of Congress.

I hope Rove enjoys his cell.

I know Judith Miller and Scooter Libby sure did.
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The administration says that Congress should be satisfied with an interview of Rove without a recording or transcript. What are they afraid of? That he might be caught committing perjury or obstructing justice like Scooter Libby?

Let's hope that Rove can't dance away from this subpeona.

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