Karl Rove has been subpoenaed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee next Monday to testify about the firing of United States attorneys and the prosecution of a former democratic governor by the Bush administration.
Mister Rove has been subpoenaed in the past to appear but has refused claiming executive privilege under George Bush.
Representative John Conyers, who chairs the house committee, believes that the legal arguments that Karl Rove has used to ignore previous subpoenas no longer apply under President Obama's administration.