Posted on 05/15/2008 1:58:48 PM PDT by Red Steel
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON | Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday rejected Karl Rove’s latest offer to provide written responses to questions about the federal prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.
In a letter to the former White House adviser’s attorney, Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., and several other Democrats said Rove’s written responses would not allow for give-and-take questioning.
They asked Rove to reconsider his refusal to testify in person and under oath, giving him until May 21 to respond.
The committee has threatened to subpoena Rove about allegations that he pushed the Justice Department to prosecute Siegelman, who was convicted in 2006 on corruption charges and sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
The dispute is the latest in a standoff between President Bush and Congress over testimony from current and former White House staffers.
Rep. Artur Davis of Birmingham was among the Judiciary Committee Democrats signing Wednesday’s letter.
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