House Democrats Question Rove's Security Clearance

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Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Four senior House Democrats sent a letter to the White House to ask if presidential aide Karl Rove is still eligible for a security clearance.

Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff, has been informed by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald that he is in serious legal jeopardy. Fitzgerald has been investigating who revealed the name of Central Intelligence Agency operative Valerie Plame to reporters in July 2003 after her husband publicly criticized the Iraq war. snip

The Democrats based their question on two clauses in the guidelines for security clearance for the executive office. One of the clauses bars people who have exhibited conduct ``involving questionable judgment, untrustworthiness, unreliability, lack of candor, or unwillingness to comply with rules and regulations.''

The second clause states that any ``allegations or admissions of criminal conduct, regardless of whether the person was formally charged'' could be grounds for an employee to loose security clearance.

White House spokesman Trent Duffy declined to comment on the letter.