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Today, TPMmuckraker obtained the written answers from Karl Rove to questions posed to him by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) about former Alabama governor Don Siegelman’s allegedly politically-motivated prosecution. In the letter, Rove denies involvement in Siegelman’s prosecution, contradicting an affidavit and the sworn testimony of GOP lawyer Dana Jill Simpson:
I have never communicated, either directly or indirectly, with Justice Department or Alabama officials about the investigation, indictment, potential prosecution, prosecution, conviction, or sentencing of Governor Siegelman, or about any other matter related to his case, nor have I asked any other individual to communicate about these matters on my behalf. I have never attempted, either directly or indirectly, to influence these matters.
Earlier this month, Rove — despite being subpoenaed — skipped a House hearing on the Siegelman case by fleeing the country to Yalta, the historic Black Sea resort in Ukraine.
What a joke.
smith in 2006 introduced a bill that would have expanded the restrictions offered by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This would allow the administration to bypass copy protections and grant federal police more wiretapping and enforcement powers.
I find it funny that Rove has moved from "he never heard about this case" to he "never spoke to anyone in government on this case".
Testify Rove OR get tossed into prison.