Wasserman Schultz: Judiciary Committee Willing To Arrest Rove If He Doesn't Testify

[CatWoman]

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said that the House Judiciary Committee would be willing to arrest Karl Rove if the former White House official doesn't testify about his role in the firing of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006.

Wasserman Schultz, in an interview on MSNBC Tuesday, echoed the demand of House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) that Rove would not be allowed to invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying. Rove could not invoke the privilege since he said he did not have conversations with the president about the attorneys' firing, Wasserman Schultz said.

Asked by MSNBC host Dan Abrams if the committee would go far as having Rove arrested, Wasserman said it would.

"Well, if that's what it takes," she said. "I mean we really cannot allow the co-equal branch of government, the legislative branch, to be trampled upon by the executive branch. The founding fathers established three branches of government. We are a co-equal branch, and this is an administration that essentially has ignored and disrespected the role of the legislative branch for far too long."

Rove said Sunday that the Judiciary Committee has refused to take up offers by his lawyer and the Bush administration that would allow the committee to find the information it's seeking without Rove's testimony.

Watch Wasserman Schultz's interview below.

http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/05/28/wasserman-schultz-judiciary-committee-willing-to-arrest-rove-if-he-doesnt-testify/

[Juche]

1. What about a pardon

Whats to stop Bush from pardoning Rove?

And I have doubts about this congress standing up to Bush. I'd like to believe it but I'll believe it when I see it.

[DJ13]

3. A pardon is one reason I wish Conyers and his committee would wait...

....before pushing this.

If they would hold off on pursuing Rove until next February we might get the whole story without Bush interfering.

[magellan]

2. The week Conyers gave Rove to answer was up almost a week ago

What are they waiting for?

[bean fidhleir]

4. Sure, sure. We'll believe that when we see it. We're not that dog from "Goodbye and thanks"

Conyers and his committee have zero credibility left.