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The Associated Press
Published: Mon, April 07, 2008 - 12:30 am
brief interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," just over a week after his
release from federal prison on appeal bond, challenged Republican
strategist Karl Rove to give congressional testimony about his
prosecution.
Siegelman, a Democrat, maintains the case that led to
convictions on bribery-related and obstruction charges and a
seven-year prison sentence was politically motivated. The House
Judiciary Committee has been investigating that claim.
Rove, a former political adviser to President Bush who declined
to appear before the House committee, has denied talking to anyone
at the Justice Department or the White House about Siegelman,
according to the "60 Minutes" report.
"What we need is Karl Rove to get himself over to the Judiciary
Committee and put his hand on the Bible and take an oath and give
testimony," Siegelman said today. "And he can either tell the
truth or take the Fifth, either one will satisfy me."
The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered
Siegelman released while his conviction is being appealed. In its
ruling, the court said Siegelman had raised "substantial questions
of fact and law" in challenging his conviction.
The Justice Department -- as well as the career prosecutors who
handled the case -- have insisted that politics played no role,
emphasizing that Siegelman was convicted by a jury.
Siegelman on "60 Minutes"
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