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Karl Rove ignored a subpoena to testify about allegations that nine prosecutors were fired for political reasons. (Wikimedia Image)

An investigation was launched into whether the firings of nine federal prosecutors as well as the prosecution of  a former Democratic governor of Alabama, Don Siegelman, were because they were considered disloyal to the Bush administration. In May, former White House adviser Karl Rove was subpoenaed to testify regarding his role in the case, however today his chair was empty at the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing which could hold him in contempt of Congress.

Two other Bush confidants have been held in contempt for also failing to cooperate in the investigation into whether the administration fired the prosecutors in 2006 for political reasons.

Rove has insisted publicly that he was not even aware of the Siegelman prosecution until it landed in the news and that he never tried to influence Justice Department decisions. However, a former Republican campaign volunteer claimed to have overheard conversations in which Rove pressed Justice officials in Washington to prosecute Siegelman.

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