Rove Is a No Show at House JudiciaryKarl Rove stood by his claim last week that he wouldn’t be showing up to testify about anything to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, despite its subpoena, on the grounds of executive privilege.
The Subcommittee quickly passed a motion to reject Rove’s claim of privilege, with Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT), the ranking minority member, the lone voice of dissent. Since Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) threatened contempt last week, we’re expecting a vote on that in the near future, but it won’t be happening today.