Rove Slapped With Another Subpoena

Conyers demands ex-Bush adviser talk about attorney firings
By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 26, 2009 8:40 PM CST
Rove Slapped With Another Subpoena
In this July 14, 2005 file photo, President George W. Bush and his then-Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove are pictured leaving the White House in Washington.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

House Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers subpoenaed Karl Rove today to testify about alleged politicization of the Justice Department, USA Today reports. Subpoenaed for the first time last Congress, Rove claimed executive privilege and refused to show. Conyers said that unlike former President Bush, President Obama does not support immunity for Rove, who must testify a week from today.

Conyers had previously subpoenaed other Bush aides over Justice Department conduct, such as the firing of US attorneys and prosecution of ex-Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. "Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it," said Conyers. "After two years of stonewalling, it’s time for him to talk."

(More Karl Rove stories.)

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