Karl Rove Now Claiming Executive Privilege In Siegelman Case?

This is a short (2:34) but interesting “Bush League Justice” update to the Don Siegelman case. First, Dan Abrams reveals that Karl Rove sent him an angry five page letter where he listed questions he felt the MSNBC host should have asked former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman and other guests regarding the case.

Talk about chutzpah! Rove is quick to offer up his own questions and appear on friendly networks like Fox “News” to spout his propaganda, but won't let Abrams interview him or testify before Congress about his involvement in the Siegelman affair.

Per the latter point, Rove's attorney is now claiming that the decision about whether or not Rove will testify is up to the White House and that executive privilege issues may preclude him from cooperating with Congress. This is odd to say the least since Rove has repeatedly claimed that he had nothing to do with the Siegelman case and held no conversations with the White House. Thus, executive privilege could not apply.

Unless, perhaps, maybe, possibly, he lied.

UPDATE: Larisa Alexandrovna, the great investigative journalist who has broken many of the Karl Rove/Don Siegelman stories, imagines what Rove wrote in his letter to Dan Abrams:

Dan, I am outraged at your assertion that I did anything wrong, ever. You can ask George and Dick and they will both tell you I was a very good boy, not a naughty, nasty boy. Everyone is lying but me because they are all green with envy at my abilities as a super hero in my own mind. I won't stand for this defamation. We are in a war on terror and you are emboldening the terrorists. We are fighting them over there, so we don't have to fight them over here. All of you are flip-floppers. I did not help out Valerie Plame, err, frame Don Siegelman. I am not a monster!

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Comments

[Big Dan]

Oh! Not so funny now, huh Karl? No "funny banners" and "jokes"? Pretty SERIOUS now, right??? First they laugh at you.......

[HPM]

I truly wonder (and doubt) if he is starting to sweat it. Remember that Bush still controls the Justice Dept. and Mukasey has refused to investigate anything that might hurt the administration.

[Big Dan]

Hope he goes to jail; hope they waterboard him...SERIOUSLY!!!