Senate Judiciary approves contempt resolutions against Rove, Bolten
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved contempt resolutions against Karl Rove, the former top aide to President Bush, and Joshua Bolten, the current White House chief of staff. The vote was 12-8.
The criminal contempt resolutions now move to the Senate floor, although no action on them is expected until next year.
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), ranking member of Judiciary, voted in favor of issuing the contempt resolutions, saying the committee's oversight responsibilities must be upheld.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) also supported the resolutions.
"It is a vote that I would prefer not to make," Specter said. "It is a vote I make with reluctance."
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