Congressman Lamar Smith, Twenty First Congressional
District of Texas
(WASHINGTON) – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) yesterday issued the following statement regarding the release of transcripts from depositions with former Bush administration official Karl Rove:
“Despite all evidence to the contrary, House Democrats continue to falsely accuse former Bush administration official Karl Rove of wrongdoing in the dismissal of several U.S. Attorneys. But the interviews reveal no evidence of wrongdoing in the firings.
“Meanwhile, the Obama administration is the one that has really politicized the Justice Department. Political appointees recently overturned career attorneys’ decision to pursue voter intimidation charges against the New Black Panther Party for threatening voters on Election Day 2008. Dismissing charges against political allies for no apparent reason reeks of political interference.
“Democrats need to stop wasting taxpayers’ time and money on political investigations that are nothing more than the politics of personal destruction.”
