rawstory.com — White House senior adviser Karl Rove has rebuked a Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena and will not appear Thursday to testify about his role in the firing of nine US Attorneys, Sen. Patrick Leahy said late Wednesday.
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starlessknightAug 2, 2007
"Once the process of objections, negotiations and a ruling by the Congressional subcommittee has been exhausted, and assuming the absence of any judicial intervention, the subcommittee may demand that certain enumerated documents be produced under pain of contempt. At that point, there is effectively no further recourse available to the subpoenaed lawyer. Based on our understanding of Congressional procedures, judicial precedents enforcing the criminal contempt of Congress’ statutory provisions and analyses by recognized experts, we conclude that the point at which the lawyer becomes “required by law” to disclose any client confidences is the point at which the Congressional subcommittee specifically directs compliance with the subpoena and threatens to use its statutory authority, 2 U.S.C. § 192, providing criminal sanctions for contempt of Congress." -- <a class="user" href="http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/ethics/legal_ethics/opinions/opinion288.cfm">http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/ethics/legal_ethics/opinions/opinion288.cfm</a> -- "Under this 6 statute, contempt may be prosecuted against any individual who willfully failed to comply with a subpoena issued pursuant to the authority of either House or any Committee of the House. Since a subcommittee subpoena is authorized by the Rules of the House, a contempt of Congress may lie against anyone who willfully failed to comply with a subcommittee subpoena. This interpretation is buttressed by the fact that the statute that authorizes certification from the Congress to the U.S. Attorney for prosecuting an alleged contempt to a grand jury specifically includes the willful failure to comply with a subcommittee subpoena. 2 U.S.C. § 194. / As the General Counsel to the Clerk of the House of Representatives noted, 'In the Congressional context, the ruling by the Subcommittee chair that the privilege will not be accepted is the legal and functional equivalent [of] a legal requirement or a court order. Failure to answer at that point constitutes a criminal violation.'"
toddcatAug 2, 2007
What have you doin moin1097?
toddcatAug 2, 2007
Bush hasn't seen 30% for a while.
leemapleAug 2, 2007
It's really sweet that you think the voters actually make a difference still.. They have software that makes the voters useless.. Don't you find it strange that 51% - 49% keeps coming up...
charlotte_webAug 2, 2007
Which "great city" are you talking about? New Orleans? Are you suggesting that Bush caused Hurricane Katrina? Even if FEMA had done everything perfectly, it still wouldn't change the fact that Katrina destroyed New Orleans, not Bush.Pardoned which employee? Libby Lewis? Bush never pardoned Libby Lewis, he commuted the sentence. Lewis still has a criminal conviction on his record, has to pay some very steep fines, and spend time on probation. But I guess that's not enough to satisfy a Bush hater.
mynamisAug 3, 2007
What, If he has nothing to hide, then why isn't Rove going to testify in court? I guess they'll have to have the police drag him in to testify before congress. He's not even part of the executive branch. So I guess he's implying f*ck you congress.