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\nby Karen Harper, Birmingham Progressive Politics Examiner
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\nAccording to TPM Muckraker Karl Rove’s lawyer has announced that Rove is cooperating with the Department of Justice in its investigation of the prosecution of Alabama Governor Don Siegelman and will cooperate with the DOJ in its investigation of the firing of 9 U.S. attorneys.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month Karl Rove cited executive privilege when he said he would refuse to testify. And just yesterday, answering a Tweeter question from Huffington Post writer M.S. Bellows, Jr., Rove seemed to reiterate his prior position on the issue of testifying directing Bellows to an interview with Bill O’Reilly.<\/p>\n
In an interview with MSNBC last night, Jonathan Turley, constitutional law professor at George Washington University explained that the reason Rove will have to testify is that if he refuses now, it would be a refusal to testify to the Executive Branch of the government under the guise of Executive privilege, in effect meaning that the former president has more power than the current president. Since Bush and Rove have refused to testify to the Congress and the Justice Department, it would make it appear that they are fighting against the entire government.<\/p>\n
Karl Rove will almost certainly have to testify or be in contempt of Congress which could lead to jail time for him.<\/p>\n
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