Dan Abrams revisited the political prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman in light of Karl Rove's refusal to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in an excellent segment last night with Gov. Siegelman and Florida Representative Robert Wexler.
Towards the end of the piece Gov. Siegelman gave an excellent summary of where we stand:
“Karl Rove and this administration have thumbed their nose at Congress. They have clearly engaged in systematic and calculated abuses of power relating not just to the abuse at the Department of Justice but to other areas of importance to the American people. And Congress, rightfully so, should press Karl Rove to come and testify under oath and answer these questions.”
And Rep. Wexler agreed by calling on the House Judiciary Committee to issue a subpoena to Rove:
“We need to literally uphold the checks and balances that this administration has so abused.” And, “no American citizen has the right to ignore a Congressional subpoena. Not Karl Rove. Not anyone else.”
Beyond agreeing on the need to subpoena Karl Rove all three men also agreed that the Siegelman case is much bigger than the innocence of one man. Here's Rep. Wexler on the bigger picture:
“What we are witnessing is a pattern of abuse of power by the Bush administration. It happened when they fired several US Attorneys for political reasons and Mr. Bolton and Ms. Miers refused to testify before Congress. It now is happening with the issue of torture. We have asked, subpoenaed, the Vice President's Chief of Staff to come before Congress and answer whether or not the administration illegally ordered the use of torture. It's time for Congress to stand up and get answers”.
And speaking of the bigger picture, you will note that I get almost 4 seconds of air time beginning at the 2:05 mark!
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