Rove’s attorney says Rove would testify if subpoenaed in Siegelman case.
Rove’s attorney says Rove would testify if subpoenaed in Siegelman case.
Last night on 60 Minutes, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman said the congressional Judiciary committees should call on Karl Rove to testify about his case. Tonight, Rove’s attorney Robert Luskin said Rove will testify if subpoenaed by Congress. MSNBC’s Dan Abrams reported:
ABRAMS: We asked this question to his attorney: Will Karl Rove agree to testify if Congress issues a subpoena to him as part of an investigation into the Siegelman case? The answer we got — “Sure.”
Watch it:
Abrams noted Karl Rove refused to testify when subpoenaed by Congress in the U.S. Attorney scandal, but appears willing to do so in this case. Siegelman responded, “Well, then let’s don’t waste any time. I think the House and Senate Judiciary Committees should subpoena Karl Rove.” Asked if he was surprised by Rove’s pledge, Siegelman said, “I’ll be surprised if he does” testify.
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Umm,Rove is now VP???Boy you ain’t very bright are ya?
April 7th, 2008 at 9:40 pmHAHAHA!
April 7th, 2008 at 9:41 pmGet it in writing. I’m w/Siegelman, I’ll believe it when I see it.
If Rove’s so agreeable on going before the SJC & HJC on the Siegelman prosecution, how about making it a twofer & also testifying about the US Attorney firings? He hid behind “executive privilege” on that one.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:42 pmGuys like wmd prove the point that if you don’t try to learn anything but what rush,hannity,bildo spews you end up looking like a DUFUS!
April 7th, 2008 at 9:43 pmIt would be unwise to hold your breath waiting for Rove to testify for any reason on any issue.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:44 pmspecialist f Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Guys like wmd prove the point that if you don’t try to learn anything but what rush,hannity,bildo spews you end up looking like a DUFUS!
Yeah, he sounds like a spoon fed student of the right wing. Doesn’t spell or articulate none too good either.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:46 pmShayne,they (anyone from this admin.) have no honor. They simply want to ride it out and hope they don’t go to jail or have shrub pardon them and collect their blood money. I don’t see how anyone could sit through Abu Gonzoles’s testimony and still think that he was in anyway competent?
April 7th, 2008 at 9:49 pmwintermd Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Wait…get convicted…blame the Vice President.. Priceless
This coming from one of the shitstains that backs the farcical band of liars who claim they’re the party of “personal responsibility” , yet display none ………..
April 7th, 2008 at 9:50 pmTonight, Rove’s attorney Robert Luskin said Rove will testify if subpoenaed by Congress.
Well, that certainly is big of him.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:56 pmGiven Rove’s track record, he will probably a) ask his testimony be behind closed doors, b) ask no record be kept of his testimony, and c) refuse to testify under oath.
If all of the above fails, he will just lie -even if he doesn’t have to.
April 7th, 2008 at 9:59 pmABRAMS: We asked this question to his attorney: Will Karl Rove agree to testify if Congress issues a subpoena to him as part of an investigation into the Siegelman case? The answer we got — “Sure.”
Rove might just enjoy trying to outdo Gonzales testifying. Talk is cheap and convictions are rare, so whats to lose? Take the fifth, or claim national security or most probably, not be able to recall. The “man behind the curtain” might just have a lot of fun making fools out of his questioners while reveling in the limelight.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:00 pmWhat do you folks think he would do in front of the committees?
Gregor Samsa Says:c) refuse to testify under oath
April 7th, 2008 at 10:02 pmAs someone has pointed out,why are these guys from Gods party so afraid to put their hand on the Bible?
12wmd if you keep insisting on going OT,you will be flagged. This has nothing to do with boosh,karl has even said as much. Do try to keep up. I know it’s hard…being irradiated and all. ;)
April 7th, 2008 at 10:05 pmWhat in the world is the troll babbling about?
Rove is the VP? Condoleezza Rice VP-elect?
Someone please take the bottle of whiskey away from him…
April 7th, 2008 at 10:06 pmWhat do you folks think he would do in front of the committees?Merlin Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 10:07 pm“I don’t recall remembering anything” “Don who?”
wintermd Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Sorry about that, you Dems get convicted and usually blame Bush.
Tree falls in forest…blame Bush
Black in America see greatest increase in wealth…ever..blame Bush
Condi get elected VP..blame Bush
Do you revel in your outright lies , ignorance and colossal stupidity ?
April 7th, 2008 at 10:09 pmspecialist f - April 7th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
That’s because they don’t drink their own kool-aid. Religion is a tool that they use to manipulate the less-than-bright -like our troll who thinks Rove is the VP. Dumb and uninformed. That’s your average 30%er.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:10 pmWhen was the last time we saw Rove’s name without “testify” “subpoena” “scandal” or “congressional Judiciary hearings” in the same sentence? The day is fast approaching that coniving, unprincipled shills like Rove will be pushed further to the margins where they belong. It won’t come soon enough. Rove is really helping America see that the neocon fringe is not at all “mainstream.”
April 7th, 2008 at 10:10 pmBTW wintermd
Is Condi going to get votes for McShitstain based upon her stellar performance record ?
You and the rest of the imbecilic GOP backers better hope not………….
April 7th, 2008 at 10:11 pmOh, he’ll say he’ll testify. But he knows that Dubya will say that he can’t, and he’ll be all in tears, “You know I want to, to set the story straight and show there was no shenanigans, but I’m bound by ‘executive privilege’ and have to abide by the preznit’s decision….”
Cheers,
April 7th, 2008 at 10:17 pm12 - you sad, lying sack of shite. here’s the list, WAYYY tooo long to post here, of Repubican’t criminals from just the last ten years. Please print it out, roll it up, and jam it as far into your sad lying rectum as you can.
http://ia360926.us.archive.org/ 3/ items/ RepublicanCriminals_263/ RepublicanCriminals.pdf
April 7th, 2008 at 10:18 pm22 zuch Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 10:22 pmYea, I’m waiting to see how they will spin this case to the “executive privelege” blanket policy like they did with Pat Tillman.I’m also waiting for the spineless to do something but write a G-damned letter. :(
somebody needs to go all “arn gunnutes” on these guys, who fit perfectly into arn’s infamous continuum of “lying coxucker punk traitors”
Arn??
April 7th, 2008 at 10:26 pm“lying coxucker punk traitors” Feel better? ;)
April 7th, 2008 at 10:28 pmRove testimony = ‘lying through his teeth’.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:30 pmkinda. i’m sure arn will get’em sooner or later - these are a couple of the most heinous trolls to surface in some time.
couldn’t the last few of them just find a nice compound to move to, in a nice dry corner of TX, and hang around down there toe-tapping and hi-5ing, and chanting U-S-A, and leave the rest of the world alone for a change?
guess it proves there’s never enough damage done for a real “conservative”
April 7th, 2008 at 10:36 pmTwo words:
April 7th, 2008 at 10:36 pmInherent Contempt
As soon as he steps foot in the chambers.
I predict that Rove’s testimony, if it ever comes to happen, will be reported in the media in a he-said-she-said format, where Rove’s statements are taken at face value. No fact-checking on anything he might say.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:46 pmWell, hell. Now, if there’s one person on planet earth who’s word is golden, that would have to be Rove’s attorney.
Who, on flying spaghetti monsters great green earth, could possibly be a bigger sack of lying horsesh*t, than Karl Rove himself?
My guess would be the stooge playing Karl’s attorney.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:48 pmI agree with And Yet @4,
Rove, testify? I’ll believe it when I see it. Otherwise, I’ll be damned if I believe anything Rove or his lawyer has to say.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:13 pmABRAMS: We asked this question to his attorney: Will Karl Rove agree to testify if Congress issues a subpoena to him as part of an investigation into the Siegelman case? The answer we got — “Sure.”
Methinks Abrams (or his staff) missed the tone of sarcasm that probably accompanied Rove’s attorney’s “sure.” Like “when hell freezes over.”
April 7th, 2008 at 11:44 pmTake it easy on the trolls tonight. They’re all a bit edgy now that the police rolled into the compound and took all the kids and nubile teenagers away.
April 8th, 2008 at 12:02 amspecialist f Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
“lying coxucker punk traitors” Feel better? ;)
Nobody does it like Arn. :)
April 8th, 2008 at 12:07 amINDICT IMPRISON KARL ROVE. A WAR CRIMINAL, A LIER AND A TRAITOR!
April 8th, 2008 at 1:02 amThat war criminal will never testify.
April 8th, 2008 at 1:40 amEven Seigelman doesn’t have faith in the House Judiciary, Chaired by CONyers.
April 8th, 2008 at 1:52 amDon’t buy a ticket to hear Rove’s testimony yet. The odds are Rove wont appear. Abrams is one smart lawyer. He got Rove’s lawyer to say he would appear now Karl will refuse his lawyers advice. Karl isn’t sure what evidence Siegleman has on him. Now if he did testify and lie under oath it’s all over and all the crimes he committed would be easy for him to be indicted.
April 8th, 2008 at 2:27 amI agree with Siegelman, Let him lie under oath or plead the 5th.
Either way it makes Rove look very bad and very guilty. Plus it has to come out more and in depth about Rove having Siegelman Spied on for 5 years. But I agree with Jackie I don’t think he will appear. He doesn’t have the backbone or the courage to do that. He is a spineless parasite.
April 8th, 2008 at 8:16 amYeah Right
April 8th, 2008 at 8:21 amFinally found out what the DOJ was up to. protecting Jeff Sessions. According to Gov. Siegelman Sessions had a hand in railroading him and the DOJ covered up Sessions participation.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:36 amcouldn’t the last few of them just find a nice compound to move to, in a nice dry corner of TX, and hang around down there toe-tapping and hi-5ing, and chanting U-S-A, and leave the rest of the world alone for a change?
They would probably fit right in at that compound in Texas where they authorities just removed 401 children who were being held hostage.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:55 amLet me predict the future:
I’ll testify if subpoenaed.
Then
Oh no, that piece of paper isn’t from the court but from Congress so its not what I meant.
Then
OK< I guess it is a subpoena but has it been cleared through the repub leadership ?
Then
Sorry, but that is in violation of executive priviledge.
And the dance goes on and on and on and on…..
April 8th, 2008 at 1:53 pm>Wait…get convicted…blame the Vice President.. Priceless
you talking about scooter libby?
April 8th, 2008 at 7:45 pm