House subpoenas Karl Rove over US Attorney firings, political prosecutions

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CONYERS_SUBPOENAS_KARL_ROVE_0126.html

John Byrne
Published: Monday January 26, 2009


Invoking President Barack Obama, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) has subpoenaed former Bush Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove about his alleged involved in the political prosecution of an Alabama governor and the firings of nine US Attorneys.

The subpoena, approved by an earlier vote of the House, 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."

[wiggs]

1. While he's there, ask Rove about violations of the Hatch Act...for bending

policy to help republican officials get elected in various states.

[lala_rawraw]

4. he is not bound by the Hatch Act

as the President's adviser, but he broke the law with regard to witness tampering, abuses of power, and obstruction of justice...

[wiggs]

18. Do I have my Acts mixed up? Isn't it illegal for him to have made presentations

to interior department employees, letting them know which projects should move forward in order to politically benefit the republican officials from that area (allegedly)? Thought for sure there was a dust up about this....

...will look into what I'm thinking about. If you have links that would be great...

Thanks

[lala_rawraw]

20. it is not for him

John Dean said this to me on the record that the Hatch act does not apply to Rove. His staff, however, and staffers at departments would be limited by the Hatch act (argh, don't remember which article... ). I will try to guess which one and look around for the exact quote from Dean

[enough]

2. What happens when Rove blows it off? Anything different? (nt)

[lala_rawraw]

5. yes... the US Marshalls have been instructed

to pick him up... its in the article... woooooooo

[OneGrassRoot]

10. Yay!!! Thanks for all you do, lala. :) n/t

[lala_rawraw]

12. my pleasure...

but especially today:)

[OneGrassRoot]

13. No doubt, how gratifying!!!! :)

:toast:

[Enrique]

14. that's not correct

you must know that that's not what the article says.

[bleever]

17. "The subpoena delegates authority to US marshals to enforce,

like any Congressional subpoena, and was copied to Rove's Washington, D.C. attorney, Robert Luskin."

From the link in the OP.

[lala_rawraw]

21. right... translated into

simply: US Marshalls will cuff him if he does not show

[lala_rawraw]

3. this is the power of real

journalism and grassroots demanding justice!!!!

[ihatehannity]

6. yet again, a hannity croney doing dirty work

Fox news needs to be shut down, so many people hannity associates himself with are bad people.
... i don't even want to get started on this rant...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

22. FAIL.

[gordianot]

7. When he refuses or no show, will Department of Justice grab his soft juicy body?

I would settle to the House Sargent of Arms to hit in the head with the ceremonial mace.

[enough]

8. Significant paragraph in the article: the lack of new AG may be play a role.

snip>

This is the second time Conyers has subpoenaed Rove. It's uncertain whether Rove will be compelled to testify, as Obama's attorney general has not yet been confirmed.

snip>

[creeksneakers2]

9. Whether he's forced to testify or not

Is more important than anything he might say. It the White House doesn't have to respond to subpoenas, we'll have a dictatorship.

[bertman]

11. I have a feeling that Karl may be a bit more uneasy this time than last. Just sayin'.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

15. Not too exciting, its just for a deposition

Also interesting to note that it was faxed to his attorney "by agreement" vice formal service.

[dccrossman]

16. Brought an involuntary smile to my face

Just read this on HuffPo and I just started smiling...

Oh Karl, its a new day. Nobody is going to be watching your back now. Presidential Privilege, my ass.

C'mon Conyers, welcome Mr Rove to the real world.

:evilgrin:

[Odin2005]

19. Go to jail. Go directly to jail Do not pass Go, Do not collect $200. Go directly to jail.