Former White House political guru Karl Rove has no problem spouting off his opinions to Fox News or the Wall Street Journal, but he’s being quite cagey in his attempt to avoid sworn testimony on his role in the US Attorney firing scandal. Two prominent House Democrats wrote to Rove’s lawyer Thursday warning that the man who was known as “Bush’s Brain” must comply with a subpoena demanding his testimony or he risks criminal contempt of Congress charges. Rove has been subpoenaed to appear at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing next week; attorney Robert Luskin has been trying to free him from that obligation, instead offering that Rove would speak to committee members behind closed doors, off the record and not under oath. More
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