Karl Rove

Karl Rove served as a Senior Advisor and White House Deputy Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush from 2001 through August 2007. Rove currently works as a pundit and political analyst for publications, including Newsweek, and Fox News Channel.

On January 26, 2008, Representative John Conyers, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, subpoenaed Rove to testify before the committee in the matter of of several U.S. attorneys fired by the Bush administration and the prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman.FOX News: House Judiciary Chairman Subpoenas Karl Rove (January 26, 2009) Though Bush administration lawyers have informed him that he is no longer protected by executive privilege, Rove continually refused to appear before the committee. On March 4, 2009, a deal was struck that would allow both Rove and former Bush adviser Harriet Miers to appear before the committee and have their testimony transcribed.Fox News: Former Bush Advisers To Testify on Firings of U.S. Attorneys (March 4, 2009)

Rove failed to attend a congressional review investigating allegations of political pressure being imposed on the Justice Department to fire attorneys who did not prosecute administration-suggested cases or issues.Fox News: Rove Defies House Panel's Demands, Skips Hearing (July 31, 2008) He would have also been asked about the prosecution of the former governor of Alabama, Don Siegelman.Bloomberg: U.S. House Panel Votes to Hold Karl Rove in Contempt (July 30, 2008) On July 30, 2008, the House Judiciary Committee decided that Rove was in contempt of Congress for his non-attendance.The Hill: Pelosi says Rove Contempt Citation is Possible (July 31, 2008)

Rove was one of the President's most trusted advisors from 2001 to 2007, and was a frequent attendee at meetings concerning Iraq War planning. Rove has been named in nearly every scandal during Bush's tenure, including the Valerie Plame affair, the U.S. Attorney firings, the Jack Abramoff scandal, and most recently, the conviction and incarceration of former Democratic Governor of Alabama, Don Siegelmann. In late May, 2008, former White House Press Spokesman Scott McClellan blamed Rove for organizing a photo-op flyover of the Hurricane Katrina destruction.

• 1950: Born on December 25, in Denver, Colorado

• 1971: Drops out of University of Utah to become Executive Director for the College Republican National Committee

• 1981: Founds political consulting firm, Karl Rove & Company in Austin, Texas

• 1984: Runs Phil Gramm's campaign for Senator

• 1992: Fired from George H. W. Bush campaign

• 1994: Helps George W. Bush win campaign for Governor of Texas

• 1994: Runs John Ashcroft's senatorial campaign

• 2000: Sells Rove and Company to join George W. Bush Presidential campaign

• 2001: Accepts position as Senior Advisor to the President

• 2003: Joe Wilson calls Rove responsible for the leak of Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA employee

• 2004: Runs President George W. Bush's re-election campaign

• 2005: Promoted to Deputy White House Chief of Staff on February 9

• 2007: Resigns from The White House on August 31