MARCH 25 20091. Exclusive: Why House Committee wanted Rove behind closed doors
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1.Exclusive: Why House Committee wanted
Rove behind closed doors
by Larisa Alexandrovna for Raw Story
....““It was our choice,” one House Judiciary aide told Raw Story.
According to two Judiciary Committee aides, the committee opted for
the private testimony so that they could depose Rove for an extended
period of time. During a public hearing, each committee member
would have only a few minutes to ask questions.
“We could question him for 12 hours if we choose to,” said one of the
aides.
Both aides confirmed that Rove would not be sworn in before his
testimony but explained that testimony before Congress is de facto
sworn testimony and any false statements would in fact be perjury
regardless.
Asked why in that case Congress bothers to swear people in during
public hearings, one of the aides quipped, “Because it looks good.”
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