Attorney: Rove Will Cooperate With DOJ Probes

[deminks]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/attorney_rove_will_cooperate_with_doj_probes.php

Karl Rove will cooperate with a federal criminal inquiry underway into the firings of nine U.S. attorneys and has already spoken to investigators in a separate, internal DOJ investigation into the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, his attorney said in an interview.

Rove previously refused to cooperate with an earlier Justice Department inquiry into the firings. The Justice Department's Inspector General and its Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) said in a report released last September detailing their earlier probe of the firings of the U.S. attorneys that their investigation was severely "hindered" by the refusal by Rove and other senior Bush administration officials to cooperate with the probe.

Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, said that Rove, however, will cooperate with a federal criminal probe of the firings being led by Nora Dannehy, the Acting U.S. Attorney for Connecticut who was selected by former Attorney General Michael Mukasey to lead the investigation. Dannehy has recently empaneled a federal grand jury to hear evidence in the matter.

Luskin told me that Rove had earlier not cooperated with the Inspector General and OPR probe into the firings because "it was not his call... it was not up to us decide." Luskin said that Rove was directed by the Bush White House counsel's office not to cooperate with the Inspector General and OPR.

Regarding the more recent probe by Dannehy, Luskin said: "I can say that he would cooperate with the Dannehy investigation if asked."

[annabanana]

1. He will lie.

Why does anyone think he'd do anything else?

[tekisui]

2. And the DoJ investigation is different than Conyers'.

We should know on Feb 18th, when Obama says whether or not rover is covered by chimpy's letter. If he isn't, which he better not be, we'll know then if he'll show for his subpoena.

[pearl]

3. Pure CYA

Previous regime cleaning up their ungodly mess.

[Lint Head]

5. He has been lying for 8 years. His is on Fox. You can't be on Fox unless

you lie. This fat prick should be in jail now!
:dem:

[spanone]

4. does that mean he will be under oath?

[gratuitous]

6. Well, isn't that magnanimous of Mr. Rove?

Of course, if you don't "cooperate" with a DOJ investigation, they have a nasty habit of throwing you in prison to give you another chance to think about it.