Karl Rove

May 30, 2008 -- Washington, DC - Today, House Judiciary Commitee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement in response to revelation about the Valerie Plame CIA leak made in former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception:

"I find Mr. McClellan's revelations about attempts to cover-up the Valerie Plame leak extremely troubling. Particularly disturbing is McClellan's assertion that he was specifically directed by Andy Card to 'vouch' for Scooter Libby after the investigation had begun, which, if true, could amount to obstruction of justice beyond that for which Mr. Libby has already been convicted.    » read more »

May 22, 2008 -- (Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) issued a subpoena to former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove for testimony about the politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman's case. Yesterday, Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, sent a letter to the committee expressing that Rove would not agree to testify voluntarily, per the committee's previous requests.    » read more »

May 14, 2008 -- (Washington, DC) - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, and Reps. Artur Davis (D-AL) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a letter to Robert Luskin, attorney for former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, clarifying the committee's request for Rove to testify.

Last week, Luskin responded to the committee's request with a letter stating that Rove would respond to written questioning.    » read more »

April 17, 2008 -- (Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Committee Members Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Artur Davis (D-AL), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced three critical actions in the Committee's investigation into allegations of selective or poltiically-motivated prosecution in the Justice Department.

Karl Rove protesters: Photo by Ted Swedenburg (CC)    » read more »

New York, New York, December 21, 2007 -- Louise Burke, Threshold Editions' Executive Vice President and Publisher, announced today the acquisition of the highly-anticipated memoir by Karl Rove, President George W. Bush's former Deputy White House Chief of Staff and pivotal architect of modern conservatism. The deal, which includes world rights, was brokered by Washington, D.C. attorneys Robert B. Barnett and Michael O'Connor.

"All of us at Threshold are thrilled to publish the book from the man who had the President's ear for two terms." said Louise Burke.    » read more »

KARL ROVE TELLS NPR:
- "AMERICANS ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BREAK BARRIERS.
- THEY WOULD LOVE TO ELECT A WOMAN PRESIDENT;
- THEY WOULD LOVE TO ELECT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT.”

WASHINGTON (Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007) – In a bipartisan vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday found former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten to be in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas issued in connection with the Committee’s investigation into the mass firings of U.S. Attorneys.    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Former Senate Judiciary Chairman Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) announced his support today for issuing contempt citations for White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former Dep. Chief of Staff Karl Rove for refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas for documents and testimony on the White House's role in the firings of several distinguished U.S. attorneys.    » read more »

8/19/2007 -- She understands she's got a weakness on this. – Karl Rove, Meet the Press, 8/19/07

Fact: 91% Of Dems Approve of Hillary On Health Care, The Highest of Any Candidate on Any Issue    » read more »

August 17, 2007 -- Karl Rove is retiring from the White House at the end of the month, leaving behind a President and a Republican Party weaker than anyone would have predicted just 20 months ago after the 2004 election. An article in yesterday's Christian Science Monitor states that the "decline of the GOP on Rove's watch has occurred on a number of levels and throughout different types of voters" and quotes one history professor as saying "'We might be seeing conservatism imploding in the years of George W. Bush.'" [Christian Science Monitor, 8/16/07]    » read more »

August 14, 2007 -- Today's Washington Post takes a closer look at the legacy of Karl Rove, noting that "few people -- including his Republican allies -- believe Rove succeeded in what he set as his ultimate goal: creating a long-lasting GOP majority in the country." From working to mislead America into war in Iraq, to sticking with a stubborn stay the course strategy, to his role in smear tactics that led to the leak of the identity of a covert CIA officer, to his involvement in the firing of US Attorneys for political purposes, Rove's preference for partisanship at the expense of the American    » read more »

August 14, 2007 -- Karl Rove, chief architect of Bush's failed and reckless policies, resigns under a cloud of suspicion, refusing to testify before Congress regarding the US Attorneys scandal. Like so many senior Bush Administration officials before him, Rove's departure is marked by controversy -- not only over the US Attorneys scandal but his involvement in the Valerie Plame scandal where he leaked the name of the covert CIA agent. Undoubtedly, Rove's departure will not end the Bush White House's policies of putting what's best for the Republican Party ahead of what's best for America.    » read more »

Aug 13, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – John Edwards today released the following statement in reaction to President Bush’s announcement that his senior advisor, Karl Rove, will resign at the end of the month:

"Goodbye, good riddance."

Source: John Edwards campaign

August 13, 2007 -- “Earlier this month, Karl Rove failed to comply with the Judiciary Committee's subpoena to testify about the mass firings of United States Attorneys. Despite evidence that he played a central role in these firings, just as he did in the Libby case involving the outing of an undercover CIA agent and improper political briefings at over 20 government agencies, Mr. Rove acted as if he was above the law. That is wrong.    » read more »

08/13/2007 -- WASHINGTON D.C. - “It’s a tragedy that an Administration that promised to unite Americans has instead left us more divided than ever before,” Senator Kerry said.

“Without doubt the architect of that political strategy was Karl Rove, who proved the politics of division may win some elections but cannot govern America.    » read more »