The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | January 26, 2009 05:10 PM
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On Monday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) 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 calls for Rove to appear at deposition on Monday, February 2, 2009.
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. 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 Rep. 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 Washingt
Posted by justanothercoverup on January 27, 2009 at 8:15 pm
To add insult to injury, Bush has stuck his nose into the fray and advised Carl Rove, via a letter, that he can still refuse to testify and claim “Executive Privilege.” It appears that this matter will be headed for the courts, and I’m guessing that it will eventually reach the Supreme Court, which Bush has stacked with conservative Judges who enabled Bush during his eight long years squatting in the White House; read:
Rove’s “Renewed” Privilege Assertion: Is It Absolute Immunity or Executive Privilege?
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/27/roves-renewed-privilege-assertion-is-it-absolute-immunity-or-executive-privilege/
This nation would be well served, as well as the global community, if Bush, Cheney, et al, were sent to The Hague and tried for War Crimes and crimes against humanity. I don’t believe it would serve our interests to prosecute this matter in a U.S court, especially knowing that in our judicial system, those with the most money usually walk, while those who are financially challenged often go to prison whether they are innocent or not! One thing is certain; if we sent these criminals to The Hague, our standing in the international community would again be elevated and would demonstrate that we are a nation of laws, not empty rhetoric.
William Cormier
aka: Justanothercoverup