Karl Rove to be Questioned in Probe of US Attorney Firings
A special prosecutor who is investigating accusations related to the claimed political firings of at least nine U.S. Attorneys during the Bush administration is scheduled to question former senior White House aide Karl Rove tomorrow.
The Connecticut prosecutor, Nora Dannehy, was appointed in September 2008 by then-U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey to look into concerns that former senior officials at the Department of Justice and the White House may have lied or obstructed justice concerning prosecutor dismissals in 2006, recounts the Washington Post.
She and the House Judiciary Committee are now pursuing parallel probes of the firings, after a Department of Justice investigation fizzled in part because the DOJ’s inspector general didn’t have the power to compel testimony from lawmakers and former White House officials,
A lawyer for Rove declined to comment to the Post. However, attorney Robert Luskin tells the Caucus blog of the New York Times that Rove will cooperate with the investigation, although he declined to discuss specifics.
Related earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Conyers to Karl Rove: Time to Talk”
ABAJournal.com: “Deal Clears Way for Testimony of Miers, Rove, But No Reporters Allowed”
ABAJournal.com (Jan. 2008): “Probe of US Prosecutor Firings Heats Up”
Public Record: “Ex-Sen. Domenici Under Increased Scrutiny in US Attorney Firings Probe”
Updated at 10:09 p.m. to add information from Caucus blog.
