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A hearing is scheduled today at 10 a.m. on the politicization of the Justice Department and allegations of selective prosecutions before the United States House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law in the Rayburn House Office Building.

Will Karl Rove show up? Or continue to defy a Congressional subpoena and claim White House executive privilege?

In a letter dated June 3, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and subcommittee Chairwoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) responded on to Karl Rove’s attorney Robert Luskin, who advised the committee that Rove would not appear before the subcommittee in violation of the committee’s subpoena.

In his letter, Luskin reiterated his offer to make Rove available for an off-the-record interview, without an oath, about the Siegelman matter only, although the committee has made clear the need to explore with Rove related issues concerning the politicization of the Justice Department such as the US Attorney firings at any hearing or interview.

“We want to make clear that the subcommittee will convene as scheduled and expects Mr. Rove to appear, and that a refusal to appear in violation of the subpoena could subject Mr. Rove to contempt proceedings, including statutory contempt under federal law and proceedings under the inherent contempt authority of the House of Representatives,” Conyers and Sánchez wrote.

For more, check the House Judiciary Committee Website. We’ll have more on this throughout the day Thursday as information comes in, so check back often for the latest…

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