Iglesias: Rove Won’t Testify ‘To Keep Himself From Being Indicted’

[kpete]

Iglesias: Rove Won’t Testify ‘To Keep Himself From Being Indicted’

Last week, Karl Rove ignored a subpoena and refused to testify before Congress, choosing instead to take a trip abroad. This morning, David Iglesias, one of the U.S. Attorneys politically purged under Alberto Gonzales, told MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle he believed Rove “had information that…would show illegal activity” and thus will refuse to testify “to keep himself from being indicted”:

IGLESIAS: Which I believe is the reason why he is refusing to testify in front of the Congress. He has information that I believe would show illegal activity, interfering with ongoing federal criminal investigations. So Rove is not testifying I think basically to keep himself from being indicted.

Barnicle also asked Iglesias whether Rove played a role in his firing, to which Iglesias replied, “Absolutely”:

BARNICLE: Do you think he has anything to do with your being dismissed?

IGLESIAS: Absolutely. The evidence is clear that he relayed, he took a call from Pete Domenici about me that he talk to the state party chairman here. He was very involved in something he had no business being involved in which is, you know, the oversight of a federal investigation and a federal prosecutor.

more plus video at:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/18/rove-wont-testify/

[paparush]

1. Can we not indict his sorry ass for not testifying? Please?!?

Give him a parking ticket? Something?

[BeHereNow]

4. SIGN the petition!

"We call on the the House Judiciary Committee to cite Rove with contempt for failing to comply with a Congressional subpoena. Since Rove regards the law with such contempt, it's high time the law and Congress hold him in contempt as well. We demand the HJC let Rove know he can't decide which subpoenas he obeys and which he ignores."
http://www.sendkarlrovetojail.com
BHN

[paparush]

10. DONE! nt

[BeHereNow]

11. Good on YOU!!!

When I first saw the web site, there were 20, 000
signatures- the count is now over 35,000.

I just posted a thread with a link to the House Judiciary members
and their contacts.

GIVE 'EM HELL people!!!

BHN

[fascisthunter]

2. because Rove is a wimp

[thereismore]

3. Insane logic. He refuses to testify and that's it?? Arrest his sorry ass! nt

[BeHereNow]

5. Sign the petition to arrest him for contempt!

http://www.sendkarlrovetojail.com/

DU it! Please!

BHN

[JackBeck]

6. And most of America goes, "Meh."

Anyone else notice that whenever a Bush/Cheney/Rove crime finally breaks through to the MSM, the American people never seem outraged?

[tbyg52]

7. They pegged the meter on that a long time ago

I've always thought it was part of their plan - outrage overload.

[Contrary1]

8. I don't get it...why not testify?

Taking an oath to tell the truth should not be a big deal. All he has to do is sit there and lie.
That is one thing this administration has down pat.

Are they afraid Junior won't be able to keep the story straight?

[Blaze Diem]

9. Like Rove, 100% of people don't want to testify if it means a life sentance.

Haul his flabby ass in.

[KharmaTrain]

12. He's Daring To Be Indicted...

That way Rove gets his ultimate get out of jail card...a pardon from booshie. Right now he can play fast and loose until a court strikes down the obscene "executive privilidge" claims that he's used to avoid the subpoenas. He knows that going into a sworn hearing is sure to expose his scams and his hopes are a repugnican judge (Bates) will come to his rescue and then expect boooshie to try to push through, via Executive order, some wholescale pardon for this regime. Here's hoping that doesn't happen...and his little game is called. It may have to wait until after 1/20/09, but Rove's made a lot of enemies out there...and I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of cases that are sitting quiet right now explode once the booosh regime is gone.