Judiciary Chairman Leahy Issues Subpoenas
To White House Officials Rove And Jennings In U.S. Attorney Probe
…Judiciary Panel Compels White House Political Operatives
Karl Rove And J. Scott Jennings
To Provide Testimony And Information In Connection With Investigations
Of U.S. Attorney Firings And Politicization Within Dept. Of Justice
“The evidence shows that senior White House political operatives were focused on the political impact of federal prosecutions and whether federal prosecutors were doing enough to bring partisan voter fraud and corruption cases. It is obvious that the reasons given for the firings of these prosecutors were contrived as part of a cover up and that the stonewalling by the White House is part and parcel of that same effort,” Leahy said. “The Bush-Cheney White House continues to place great strains on our constitutional system of checks and balances. Not since the darkest days of the Nixon Administration have we seen efforts to corrupt federal law enforcement for partisan political gain and such efforts to avoid accountability.”
“There is a cloud over this White House and a gathering storm. I hope they will reconsider their course and end their cover up so that we can move forward together to repair the damage done to the Department of Justice and to the American people’s trust and confidence in federal law enforcement,” he said.
The deadline for the testimony and documents is August 2 at 10 a.m.
Chairman Leahy’s statement and the text of cover letters sent to Karl Rove and Scott Jennings At:
http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200707/072607a.html
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