Rove Catches Executive Privilege Express Out of the Country

Karl Rove had been subpoenaed to testify Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee about the partisan politics that allegedly played a role in the U.S. attorney firing scandals that shook up the Justice Department during Rove’s time as a key White House adviser. However, he didn’t show, leaving Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, with the fun job of explaining his absence to an irked Rep. Linda Sanchez. Whoops!

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