House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers issued a subpoena for Karl Rove Monday. Rove subpoenaed

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued a subpoena for former White House adviser Karl Rove Monday.

“I have said many times that I will carry this investigation forward to its conclusion, whether in Congress or in court, and today’s action is an important step along the way,” Conyers said in a statement. “Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it. After two years of stonewalling, it’s time for him to talk.”


Conyers subpoenaed Rove last summer regarding the firing of U.S. Attorneys and the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, but the former White House deputy chief of staff refused to appear citing executive privilege though he was no longer was employed by the White House.

Rove has repeatedly stated that he had no role in Siegelman’s prosecution or in the alleged politicization of the Justice Department during the Bush administration.