DeclinetoState
07-18-2008, 01:45 AM
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In a supplement to his responses to the House Judiciary Committee, Patrick Fitzgerald confirms what we've always suspected: Karl Rove was trying to have Patrick Fitzgerald fired while Fitzgerald was still investigating Rove for his role in leaking Valerie Wilson's identity--and the timing lines up perfectly with the Administration's efforts to fire a bunch of US Attorneys.
Remember back in June, when Fitzgerald publicly suggested (http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/05/fitzgerald-to-conyers-okay-now-im-ready-to-talk/m) he had more details to share with Congress about Rove's efforts to get him fired?
"If I owe a response [about the putsch to remove him from his job], I owe it to Congress, first," Fitzgerald said when asked about all this after the verdict.
Well, it turns out Fitzgerald did share those details (http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/files/28/files//2008/07/080618-sanchez-fitzgerald-qfrs.pdf) with Congress. And those details make it clear that Fitzgerald learned Rove was trying to fire him while Fitzgerald was still actively investigating Rove's role in the leak of Valerie Wilson's identity.
Raw Story (http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Fitzgerald_says_Rove_was_trying_to_0717.html)
In a supplement to his responses to the House Judiciary Committee, Patrick Fitzgerald confirms what we've always suspected: Karl Rove was trying to have Patrick Fitzgerald fired while Fitzgerald was still investigating Rove for his role in leaking Valerie Wilson's identity--and the timing lines up perfectly with the Administration's efforts to fire a bunch of US Attorneys.
Remember back in June, when Fitzgerald publicly suggested (http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/05/fitzgerald-to-conyers-okay-now-im-ready-to-talk/m) he had more details to share with Congress about Rove's efforts to get him fired?
"If I owe a response [about the putsch to remove him from his job], I owe it to Congress, first," Fitzgerald said when asked about all this after the verdict.
Well, it turns out Fitzgerald did share those details (http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/files/28/files//2008/07/080618-sanchez-fitzgerald-qfrs.pdf) with Congress. And those details make it clear that Fitzgerald learned Rove was trying to fire him while Fitzgerald was still actively investigating Rove's role in the leak of Valerie Wilson's identity.
Raw Story (http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Fitzgerald_says_Rove_was_trying_to_0717.html)