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The Raw StoryHouse Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, Jr. D-MI) has subpoenaed Karl Rove a third time, asking him to appear Monday, Feb. 23 for a deposition to testify about his knowledge about the US Attorney firings and the alleged political prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman."Pursuant to my letter to you of Jan. 29, 2009, and your agreement to accept service on behalf of Karl Rove, I am enclosing a subpoena for Mr. Rove to appear and provide testimony by deposition on Feb. 23, 2009, at 10:00am in room 2138 of the Rayburn House Office Building," Conyers wrote Robert Luskin, Rove's D.C. Attorney.
An email message to Luskin from Raw Story was returned with an auto-reply.
"I will be out of the office and unable to check emails or voicemails until February 23, 2009," the reply said. "If you need immediate assistance, please contact my assistant."
An email to Luskin's assistant was also returned, saying she would return on Tuesday.
Luskin recently told Raw Story that he hoped to reach an amicable agreement with the committee, and as recently as this week, negotiations for the terms of Rove's appearance before Congress were still ongoing.
Conyers subpoenaed Rove in January; Rove did not appear. Rove has previously said he will not testify to Congress. He's also refused subpoenas from the Senate Judiciary Committee, which called on him to testify in 2007.
In the letter accompanying the subpoena, Conyers said Luskin had requested a delay.
"I cannot agree to these requests," the Michigan Democrat wrote.
He also refused Luskin's requests for testifying solely about the Alabama governor.
"I do not believe it is acceptable for the Committee to allow witnesses to unilaterally determine what they can and cannot testify concerning," he wrote.more:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Conyers_subpoenas_Rove_third_time_0213.htmlFull subpoena here:
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/BobLuskin.pdf
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