Karl Rove in the WSJ

[Vteckidd]

Its on the other news sites as well. The facts are that Rove testified and thats what he was charged with. There's smart, and there's sneaky. Rove is smart about being sneaky.

Here's the article from a conservo-bot apporved source:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...orney-firings/


If you want to talk about Rahm Emmanuel, make a Rahm Emmanuel thread.

Charged? charged with what?

Did you even read the article? Or are you just saying what you want to hear?

WASHINGTON -- Former Bush White House official Karl Rove was questioned by House Judiciary Committee lawyers Tuesday on any role he may have played in politically motivated firings of U.S. attorneys.

Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., confirmed Rove's closed-door appearance through a committee spokesman who was not authorized to be quoted by name.

The committee has been seeking answers on who created the list of federal prosecutors who would lose their jobs. Conyers has suspected the trail led to the White House but couldn't prove it. Former President George W. Bush asserted executive privilege for Rove and former White House lawyer Harriet Miers and refused to let them testify.

An agreement was struck in March between Rove's lawyer and the committee for Rove, who was Bush's top political adviser, to testify on the prosecutors' firings, as well as the prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama. Siegelman, a Democrat, has alleged that his prosecution was pushed by Republicans, including Rove.

The agreement called for Rove to testify "under the penalty for perjury," Conyers has said. The committee could release the transcripts afterward, but the agreement also allowed for public testimony.

Nine U.S. attorneys were fired. An internal Bush Justice Department investigation concluded that political considerations played a part in at least four of the dismissals.

Rove's appearance before the Judiciary Committee was first reported Tuesday night by the Web site Politico.

[Total_Blender]

Charged? charged with what?

Did you even read the article? Or are you just saying what you want to hear?

Did you see the part where it said "under the penalty of perjury". I thought the deal was Rove testified so they wouldn't charge him with perjury and obstruction of justice? So while he hasn't been charged with any crime, he is forced (see also: charged, alternate definition) to testify.

The whole shebang was an investigation of the executive branch... of which Rove is a part. So while formal charges may or may not be pending... Rove has a role in the suspected wrongdoing.