Thread: Conyers Subpoenas Karl Rove: "It's Time to Talk"

Blogged by Brad Friedman on 1/26/2009 3:09PM
JUST IN: CONYERS SUBPOENAS KARL ROVE
'Change has come to Washington. After two years of stonewalling, it's time for him to talk.'
Well, now, this could get interesting. Just in from Conyers' office...



Monday, January 26, 2009

Conyers Subpoenas Karl Rove: "It's Time to Talk"

(Washington, D.C.) --- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. issued a subpoena to Karl Rove requiring him to testify regarding his role in the Bush Administration's politicization of the Department of Justice, including the US Attorney firings and the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. The subpoena was issued pursuant to authority granted in H.R. 5 (111th Congress), and calls for Mr. Rove to appear at deposition on Monday, February 2, 2009. Mr. Rove has previously refused to appear in response to a Judiciary Committee subpoena, claiming that even former presidential advisers cannot be compelled to testify before Congress. That "absolute immunity" position was supported by then-President Bush, but it has been rejected by U.S. District Judge John Bates and President Obama has previously dismissed the claim as "completely misguided."

"I have said many times that I will carry this investigation forward to its conclusion, whether in Congress or in court, and today's action is an important step along the way," said Mr. Conyers. Noting that the change in administration may impact the legal arguments available to Mr. Rove in this long-running dispute, Mr. Conyers added "Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it. After two years of stonewalling, it's time for him to talk."

A copy of the subpoena is attached. Here's the subpoena [PDF]...

http://www.bradblog.com/Docs/ConyersRov ... 011609.pdf

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6856

Oh.....this should be good. I hope this is only the beginning in a long line of fraudsters and corrupt thugs having to answer for their actions.

Originally Posted by redpony353

Oh.....this should be good. I hope this is only the beginning in a long line of fraudsters and corrupt thugs having to answer for their actions.

Agreed! I can't wait for this!!!

Originally Posted by nomas

Originally Posted by redpony353

Oh.....this should be good. I hope this is only the beginning in a long line of fraudsters and corrupt thugs having to answer for their actions.

Agreed! I can't wait for this!!!

Me, too!!! I hope they will eventually uncover the grand scheme of Rove, Norquist, et al for a permanent Republican majority by not only politicizing the U.S. Attorneys Division, but all of the departments within the Dept. of Justice, including the Federal Election Commission and Civil Rights Division, which was being used to manipulate the electoral process. Who knows...maybe they can also find a connection between Rove and the mysterious death of his 'IT guru', Mike Connell, after being threatened by Rove, and who was set to testify in the 2004 GOP presidential election tampering case in Ohio.