Karl Rove, White House Surface In Rezko Trial

More bombshells were lobbed in the Antoin "Tony" Rezko trial even before the jury was seated this morning and they involved a purported attempt to pull strings with the White House to fire U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald. In a hearing before court began, prosecutors said they hoped to call Ali Ata, the former Blagojevich administration official who pleaded guilty to corruption yesterday, to the stand.

Assistant U.S. Atty. Carrie Hamilton said she believed Ata would testify to conversations Ata had with his political patron, Rezko, about working to pull strings to kill the criminal investigation into Rezko and others when it was in its early stages in 2004.

"[Ata] had conversations with Mr. Rezko about the fact that Mr. Kjellander was working with Karl Rove to have Mr. Fitzgerald removed," Hamilton told U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve.

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[gorgol]

Karl Rove in Prison...oh, now thats a PIG that I want to hear "squeal"...but I have a feeling "it" wont be his first time...

[ObamaSuperDelegate]

That's why he went ahead and stepped down out of the administration, he knew he was going to be implicated in several things, this and the thing with the Governor down south. He should be in jail along with BUSH!

[Vyvjala]

Yeaaaah buddy.......................the GOP has got to be proud of these two maggots...............

[felixtkatz]

that face! just look at that face. like a piece of shit in spring blossom

[RoseFromPhila]

same friends as Obama remember the dinner party he and his wife michelle went to well they were all there.......... with the exception of karl rove....... obama will be outed soon in this trial...... his mask is slowly coming off..........

[bdl0715]

I think Senator Obama needs to say early that if he is elected, Patrick Fitzgerald will be on his short list for AG. That will erase the notion that Rezko and Obama have some kind of close friendship.

[pacats]

So much hate. Were your ancestors the good guys or the bad guys?

[soundfury]

Come on, tell me you're really a bigot....don't beat around the bush, don't give me cockamamie stories, just say it. I'm white, you can trust me...just don't bullsh@t me! If all you bitter Obama haters would just come out and say clearly...I can't vote for this man because he's black, then we wouldn't have a problem. It's better that you come out and say it, then, doing the hit-and-run and hiding your bigotry. Right? Just let it out, satisfy yourself once and for all!

[pleeezzze]

The bigot problem seems to be ALL yours. The only Hate we ever see here is from Obama Supporters !

Obama lied about being at the party . It was testifyed under oath 2 days ago in the Resko trial .....Deal with it !

[RoseFromPhila]

Absolutely Not i am not a bigot........ i was going for Obama last year then when I really researched him ...... i did what he always says....... Change....... so i did I changed to Hillary....... thanks for the advice Obama.........LOL

Go Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sawdustinhershoes]

you sure use a lot of the same language Rush Limbaugh uses. You must be one of those republicans who're listening to Rush and showing fake support for Hillary so Obama can't win.

[djw]

Yeah changed to old crabby blue collar worker!!!

[ROBOT8]

The Eichmann Defense:¨¨"I cannot recognize the verdict of guilty. . . . It was my misfortune to become entangled in these atrocities. But these misdeeds did not happen according to my wishes. It was not my wish to slay people. . . . Once again I would stress that I am guilty of having been obedient, having subordinated myself to my official duties and the obligations of war service and my oath of allegiance and my oath of office, and in addition, once the war started, there was also martial law. . . . I did not persecute Jews with avidity and passion. That is what the government did. . . . At that time obedience was demanded, just as in the future it will also be demanded of the subordinate. [1]" - Adolf Eichmann¨

[Vyvjala]

Doppler karl and the dullard, what a nexium moment.............

[LivingStardust]

Oh for want of a falling satellite.

[mamacat]

Every time Karl smiles, another angel falls from heaven, and another devil gets his horns. If the GOP goes the way of the Whigs, this man will bear the majority of the blame.

[ashabot]

A person is know by the company they keep.

[antiprocrastination]

WHY CAN'T HILLARY CLOSE THE DEAL?

PA was Clinton's to loose.

Hillary enjoyed a 16 year name advantage, family roots, to her own credit 35 yrs of experience, decaded of political favors and friends to call on.

Why is Hillary 15-30?
Why is Hillary 158 delegates behind?
Why is Hillary only 24 superdelegates ahead?
Why is the Clinton machine/Hillary millions in debt?
Why didn't Hillary knock Obama out on Super Tuesday?
Why didn't Hillary win her birth state of Illinois?

WHY CAN'T HILLARY CLOSE THE DEAL W/ 35 YRS OF EXPERIENCE, A MACHINE, POLITICAL CONNECTIONS, AND A PRESIDENT BEHIND HER?

Who is the best candidate, who is running the best campaign, who is running on the issues, who is breaking finance records, who is bringing the young and new voters to the democratic party?

[AnotherTry]

It's called the media.

[aicon]

Get Rove heavily investigated, that would lead to impeachment by inertia.
The Siegelman case is a pot of Gold for the judiciary to go after Rove.
WTF is it going to take now, with these new allegations?

Get that A@*hole !!

[Genna]

Come on Karl.

You have this thing that tanked Gonzales for firing career prosecutors where he would not honestly answer Congress' questions.

You have these allegations against you coming out of AL about the former AL Governor jailed for trumped up charges.

Now, you have this allegation concerning Rezko. What are you going to say about this career prosecutor.

If Democrats engage in smear, maybe they will say that you have so many allegations of wrong doing that you need to just serve time.

I wonder how this will work out in the Democratic primary, will there be people trying to tie Obama to Rezko to Rove? I feel like we are in the twilight zone. How did this guy get into office and onto Fox News?

[2351]

And he has the nerve to be a commentator on Fox news. I would say that none of the other stations would have anything to do with him. He speaks Fox's language and agrees with their ideologies.

[soundfury]

Of course Rove's name had to come up in this case. He's so busy digging up dirt on his enemies, he's got to cover his tracks somehow. You know, Rove reminds me of a mob hit-man. As much as I hate his ass, I wish he'd get caught one of these days, make a deal and rat everyone he's been working for out! I'm sure he'd be the Heidi Fleiss of Washington. There would be a lot of characters both on the right and the left who's knees would be shaking...Hillary Clinton being one of them.

You can almost bet that he's got something over everyone's head, this guy. Bill Clinton's impeachment and Watergate would be amount to scenes from Sesame St. compared to what this guy could unleash, if only someone made him talk! God I hope he gets caught in his own trap! How many goons do you think would be left in Washington after this canary sings.

[donaldw6]

The Siegelman case might just be the one to do it.

[2351]

Oh, I hope that he is tied in with the Siegelman case. Our government is corrupt and there should be a shake down on all of these people and people who abuse the public trust should be held accountable. Remember, dig a whole for someone else, you will surely fall into it.

[OnceProudAmerican]

AMEN Bro AMEN!!!

[MrVinegar]

That picture of Rove reminds me of the last scene in the Omen when Damien turns and looks into the camera.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

That's why his nick name is Trud blossem, an old friend of mine used the expression, "you can't shine
shit".

[jkpcguru]

Maybe, but dubya will probably pardon him on his way out of office just like Billy Boy did with two members of the weather underground.

[sawdustinhershoes]

or like Bush did with Libby?

Yep, ole Bush and his corrupt gang of creeps. Are you their champion?

[donaldw6]

Ah, the Rezko trial, this is the thing that will expose Obam -- HUH?

I did a word search on the article for Obama. No hits. Just the Turd. He's everywhere, Obama's nowhere to be found in this gunk. Don't you just hate clean politicians, Karl?

[pleeezzze]

Go to Chi.Sun -Times , He's there !

[bdl0715]

Yeah, the Chicago Sun Times says Obama worked as Rezko's lawyer on some matters and had a minor relationship with him regarding some other issues. No where does it way Obama was involved in any of Rezko's illegal dealings, etc. No where does it say they were or are friends.

[AbdulScarface]

Is Karl Rove ever going to be prosecuted??

[GeoLee]

Well, no wonder Karl Rove kept talking about what they know about the democratic candidates!

[IntelligentDesign]

Why are criminals running this country?

[lizr]

too many smart people dont' pay attention except every four years- is your short answer.

[ProgressiveBum]

And the answer is: This country is comprised of enough retards who voted to make every election since 2000 close enough to steal. Only 2006 gave us a glimmer of hope, due to increased voter turnout. And this is exactly the ace in the hole that Obama has!

[2351]

This is why we need to throw everyone out and start new elections for the people that will represent us. We need someone new, who is not part of the status quo or the washington establishment.

[Chavez08]

It's called "Capitalism" - it's working as designed.

[LivingStardust]

It's called fascism. Buy a dictionary.

[pithymaxim]

Criminals run every country, always was, always will be...Why? Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Human nature.

[rubes187]

look at roves fat face...i wonder what it feels like to be the biggest scum bag in the country?...im so glad that when he came to my college(Iowa) he got heckled out of town. I really hope that after bush is out of office they throw this guy in front of congress and then throw his ass in a jail cell