Presidential power has been on a pathway of expansion beyond what the Constitution outlined, and what a government of, by, and for the people requires, since George Washington was president. That expansion, which hit the highway after World War II, got a turbo boost during the co-presidency of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
Court papers filed by Obama’s Justice Department in July revealed that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were in contact about the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson, including what is described as “a confidential conversation” and “an apparent communication between the Vice President and the President.”
Leura Canary, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, wrote press releases about the prosecution of Gov. Don Siegelman that were distributed under the signature of assistant prosecutor Louis Franklin. Also, Canary regularly had two assistants communicate her suggestions about Siegelman’s case to Franklin.
All of this took place after Canary had announced her [...]
Recent mainstream news coverage, including lengthy reports in the Washington Post and New York Times, about controversies surrounding ACORN have failed to disclose the near decade-long campaign by the likes of Karl Rove and Republican operatives who worked closely with the former White House political to try and permanently shut down the organization.
Federal prosecutors in Alabama apparently felt the need to create a fantasy world in their efforts to prevent a new trial in the Don Siegelman case.
In a document dated August 27, 2009, the government responded to a “Motion for a New Trial Based on Newly Discovered Evidence” that had been filed by Siegelman and codefendant [...]
One of the most curious moments in Karl Rove’s recent testimony about the Don Siegelman case came when the former Bush White House adviser was asked about his primary contacts in Alabama. Rove mentioned two familiar names–William Canary, head of the Business Council of Alabama, and Kelley McCullough Robertson, former Southeast political director for the Republican National Committee and state director for Karl Rove & Co.
The government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) asked the Office of the Special Counsel to investigate whether former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Chris Christie violated the Hatch Act by discussing a run for Governor of New Jersey with then-White House political adviser Karl Rove while [...]
The next time Karl Rove’s doughy face appears on Fox News, you might want to allow this thought to enter your consciousness: “Is that man a felon, and if so, why is he getting time on a major network?”
Documents released last week by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee leave many unanswered questions. But one thing [...]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers may call Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to testify publicly before Congress sometime in the fall about their role in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys and what President George W. Bush knew about the plan and when he knew it.
