Leahy report justifies Rove contempt; possibility of charges remains murky

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story



Leahy report justifies Rove contempt; possibility of charges remains murky
Nick Juliano
Published: Tuesday November 18, 2008

The Senate Judiciary Committee is releasing a 60-page report justifying its contempt of Congress citations aimed at Karl Rove and other Bush administration figures, but the chances the Senate will actually vote to pursue criminal charges are slim.

The contempt citations stem from the committee's investigation of the US Attorney firing scandal. Rove, who resigned last year from his White House post, and Bush Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, among others, refused to comply with subpoenas demanding testimony and documents related to the committee's investigation of the politically motivated attorney firings.

Bolten and Harriet Miers, the former White House counsel, already are fighting contempt charges issued by the House after they snubbed subpoenas from that chamber's parallel investigation of the attorney firing. Leahy has not said whether he will continue to push for criminal charges from the Senate after Bush leaves office next year, but he vowed to continue working to fix abuses within the Justice Department.

"This administration has repeatedly rejected the constitutional oversight role of Congress," Leahy said in a press release accompanying the report. "The Bush administration’s days may be numbered, but the next Attorney General and the next Congress have much work to do to restore accountability and independence to the United States Department of Justice."

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[harmonicon]

1. they better pursue charges

Why? So this can never happen again.

[Joe Chi Minh]

2. ".... but the chances the Senate will actually vote to pursue criminal

charges are slim."

Says who?

[Doremus]

3. If I could, I'd hold the gutless wonders in contempt.

The NEXT Congress has its work cut out to restore accountability? On WHO -- the new administration???

This is the biggest group of gutless wonders in the Western hemisphere. Spit.

[Wizard777]

4. When will they start printing Senate Subpeona's on Toilet Paper?

At least printing them on toilet paper would actually give them a functional use. Hmmmmmm.......

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. I sense a stern figger wagging to be upcoming!

ala Melanie Griffith's character as portrayed on Mad TV.

[Kelvin Mace]

6. Not a chance in Hell that any of these clowns will ever pay

The Democrats have made it clear that they will not prosecute or punish in anyway anyone who harms the party, the Constitution or the country.

It was nice to believe in something for a week, but back to reality.

[Old Codger]

8. Nope

Senate and house leadership is a joke, they are all in the same party, they hold elections and pretend there is a difference but there really isn't. This time around I let myself start believing again but it was a waste of time, just set myself up for another disappointment.. Not again will that happen, from now on I go back to just voting against whoever is in office at the time if dems I will vote repug and if repug I will vote dem.. F em... The have a long way to go to prove they stand for anything worthwhile.

[Independent_Liberal]

13. Well that might be about to change.

I urge you to read something that's just started circulating around the board. You'll spot it soon enough.

[Kelvin Mace]

16. You'll send me a link if I don't spot it, right?

[dflprincess]

14. Well, we don't want the Democrats to be petty, vengeful or vindictive

and if the Democrats hold people responsible for their actions that's what they'll be. :sarcasm:

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[Kelvin Mace]

15. If I ever get arrested and charged with a crime

I must tell the judge that he is being petty and vindictive for wanting to punish me.

[quidam56]

7. Make Rove squeel like a pig....

END MTR !

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[snake in the grass]

9. This is exactly why I can't stand Leahy.

The Republicans tried to kill him. Cheney told him to fuck off. Rove thumbs his nose off at him and all he can do is write a letter. He never fails to show them that he is gladly a doormat for them to walk on and it is no surprise that they have absolutely no respect for him (and others like him). Maybe his heart is in the right place but that is not enough. Leahy is useless and should finally start spending more time with his family. Let someone with some guts take his place.

[fascisthunter]

10. lol... wow

second time I've said that in the last hour. Just wow...

[BR_Parkway]

11. Why do doormats always want to run on the Dem side of elections?

[Libertyfirst]

12. You can be effective or you can be liked. Dems like to be liked. n/t

[bdamomma]

17. is there any way that the International Criminal Court could

get involved, because these criminals cannot go free, and just re group to do it again, cause they will do it again.

[grahamhgreen]

18. Time to call my Senators... Is not prosecuting aiding and abetting????

[Piewhacket]

19. Two words: January Twentyfirst.

[goforit]

20. The WEAKEST CONGRESS IN HISTORY!!! And Leahy's name is on it!!!