As is tradition for the Bush Administration, Karl Rove's lawyer informed the House Judiciary Committee in a letter that he will not appear on Thursday for his testimony.
Rove was subpoenaed in May to answer questions about whether he played a role in the prosecution of Don Siegelman, former Alabama governor. Siegelman has claimed that he was brought down for political reasons. The committee also wants to question Rove about the recent allegations of politicizing the Justice Department.
Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, wrote:
Mr. Rove will respectfully decline to appear before the subcommittee on July 10th on the grounds that executive privilege confers upon him immunity from process in response to a subpoena.
Luskin said Rove is willing to talk to the committee but not under oath and without a transcript. This serves as further evidence of the Bush Administration's unwillingness to cooperate and their abuse of power through inappropriately claiming executive privilege.
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