Karl Rove directed head of Justice Department public integrity section?
Simpson Claims Rove Worked with Public Integrity on Siegelman Case
by emptywheel
According to Jill Simpson's testimony, in January or February of 2005, Karl Rove met with the head of Public Integrity at DOJ and got him to assign resources to the Don Siegelman case.
http://www.speaker.gov/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/jillsimpsoninterviewwithexhibits.pdfA And so, anyway, he was telling me all of the things that Alice had done as far as having messed up the deal. And then I -- and that since she had messed it up, he was definitely running, you know what -- I mean -- and then he proceeds to tell me that Bill Canary and Bob Riley had had a conversation with Karl Rove again and that they had this time gone over and seen whoever was the head of the department of -- he called it PIS, which I don't think that
is the correct acronym, but that's what he called it. And I had to say what is that and he said that is the Public Integrity Section.
Q Okay. And who -- when you say they had made a decision, who are you thinking of?
A Whoever that head of that Public Integrity -- the PIS was as Rob referred to it. And then whoever -- and Karl Rove.
Q And what -- well, from talking to Rob, this conversation you're describing for me was in late January, early February 2005?
A That is correct.
Q Okay. And did Rob give you the name of the person at -- I'm just going to call it Public Integrity -- that he thought he understood Karl Rove had spoken to?
A No, he said it was the head guy there and he said that that guy had agreed to allocate whatever resources, so evidently the guy had the power to allocate resources, you know.
Q To the Siegelman prosecution?
A Yes. And that he'd allocate all resources necessary.
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