Leahy subpoenas Rove emails.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) subpoenaed Alberto Gonzales today to turn over all e-mails to or from Karl Rove in connection U.S. attorney scandal. “Not accepting the White House’s explanation that some of the Rove-related e-mails may have been lost, Leahy subpoenaed any in the custody of the Justice Department.”
UPDATE: Paul Kiel notes: “Since the subpoena is to the Justice Department and not to the White House, it sidesteps any executive privilege concerns.”
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Is he gonna get ‘em? Not bloody likely.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:29 pmI think the DOJ could find those e-mails if they really wanted to.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:33 pmWhat if Gonzalez says they can’t find any and then the investigators looking for them find them or have already found them. Quite the sticky wicket. Go ahead Gonzo, make my day. Tell Leahy you can’t find any.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:47 pmThe stinking criminals have had plenty of time to cover their tracks. He should have done this months ago, and had the servers at RNC examined too.
KKKarl Rove is a slippery fat pig, greased up and running wild.
Hope they catch em and gut him.
Hating the Repukian Mafia daily
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:47 pmCan someone with a legal background tell me what happens next if Gonzalez blows off the subpoena? Does Gonzo get arrested? Can he appeal to the Washington US Attorney? I think sparks are going to fly on this one, and Gonzo and Sh*t-4-brains are going to fight this with everything they’ve got.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:51 pmIt would be nice to see this whole “executive privilege” concept settled once and for all by the Supremes. They have ruled that it is not absolute (Nixon tapes), and they acknowledge that all presidents since Washington have claimed it, but there is absolutely nothing in the constitution that gives the president (an employee of the people) the right to keep from the public non-classified advice he gets regarding public policy. We, especially the president, should all keep in mind that the president is not doing his job for his own benefit or the benefit of his friends, but for thebenefit of the American people. And if we want to know who suggested his energy policy (or any other), then we damn well have the right to know that.
Nice to be able to visit again while I get my car fixed. I missed you guys.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:54 pmIs he gonna get ‘em? Not bloody likely.
Comment by nffcnnr
Don’t count on it. Gonzales is the titular head, but there are many disgruntled Justice employees who might leak what they know to congressional investigators. Such as the location of said e-mails.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:57 pmA very clever move by Leahy. As a current Senator and former prosecutor, Leahy understands the legal system and the game by the Chimpster. He knows that if he subpoenas the White House then the White House can turn around and claim executive privilege. By going around the White House and subpoena the Justice Department, executive privilege isn’t protected for the Justice Department. We shall see what happens.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:58 pmUPDATE: Paul Kiel notes: “Since the subpoena is to the Justice Department and not to the White House, it sidesteps any executive privilege concerns.†4:27 pm. . .
with all due respect to the estimable paul kiel,
i don’t think that is accurate. the administration
will assert that the DoJ is part of the executive branch.
it is — of course — horsesh!t, but they will assert it.
in any event, what is most interesting, about
the subpoena and attachement A, easy view image
here, is that it reaches all the way back
to the patrick fitzgerald subpoena of karl
rove’s e-mail in — that’s RIGHT! — the plame
outing/scooter libby investigation!
he is gonna’ get tangled in his underwear,
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:04 pmbig time, on this one. . . just my $0.02. . .
“I don’t recall where I put them.” - AG
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:11 pmHi Wayne!
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:35 pmOh, how sweet it will be to see Karl fall…
Hi, SKdeA,
Why stop at Rove? There are plenty of people in the administration who have not been doing their jobs for the good of the American people as a whole. To think, as former UN Ambassador (shudder) John Bolton does, that the president is there to carry out the wishes of only the people that voted for him (he really said that!) is not merely naive, it’s just plain evil and stupid!
Besides, I believe it’s Article II, Section 3 (I don’t have my pocket constitution on me) that says that the president must “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” Can anyone with an IQ in the three-digit range honestly believe that he has done that? It’s time we all do our best to convince Speaker Pelosi that impeachment must be on the table. She can recuse herself if she wants to avoid making it look like she’s trying to get the president’s job, but she should let the rest of the House impeach if they want to. Besides, it’s supposed to be our House, not hers.
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:47 pmWell, it was nice visiting again, but my car’s ready and it’s time to go. Take care everyone. I may be back again some time in the near future.
Peace to all.
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:50 pmWell, it’s nice to know that Wayne’s car got fixed. :-) Next time he posts here, it will be from home (we picked out our new computers!)
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:03 pm#6
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — May 2, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
Miss you, too, Wayne!!
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:07 pmJane,
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:09 pmHooray! Hurry and get the dang thing installed and operating!
Hi to Wayne when you get home.
Dang “things”, Marie, we’re each getting one (otherwise we’d be arguing over the one all of the time!)
It’s still going to be a few weeks because we’re having some renovations done that have to come first, unfortunately. But we’re both really looking forward to spending more time on the “internets.” And Wayne has his own blog to get back to, too.
Gotta run, I’ll say hi for you, Marie.
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:17 pmNice work, Sen Leahy. :)
Hi, Wayne & Jane! Can’t wait for your new computers!
May 2nd, 2007 at 7:49 pmWhen the emails aren’t provided…
…can the Democrats “FLEX”?
…if so…
…how?
May 2nd, 2007 at 10:47 pmLeahy is doing his thing. Good for him.
May 2nd, 2007 at 11:38 pmSo…who’s the current Sergeant-at-Arms for the Senate?
May 15th, 2007 at 4:07 pmTerrance W. Gainer is the current Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate.
May 15th, 2007 at 4:12 pm