Karl Rove's demotion

* emptywheel:

"That’s what I don’t get, in any of the “Rove’s demotion = anticipating an indictment.” Because no matter what happens, Rove will step down entirely, if for no other reason than he can’t get Barbara Comstock to raise $5 million for his defense fund if he is still employed at WH. (I also think keeping Rove on would be even too ballsy for this 33% approval rating Administration, but I’ve been proven wrong on that account before.)

If you’re going to pre-empt having to resign in response to a subpoena, you get all the way out now, and into a position above question while you can still do so."

i agree with EW about the demotion - that's why i had to concoct a story that there would be another interim step.