White House Influence Is Cited in Corruption Trial白宮的影響力是引用的貪污審判
By Eric Lipton |由Eric利普頓|
A prominent Illinois Republican Party leader may have tried to use his friendship with the former White House political aide Karl Rove to push for the ouster of the United States attorney in Chicago, a federal prosecutor said in court on Wednesday.一個突出伊利諾伊州的共和黨黨領袖可能試圖利用他的友誼與前白宮政治顧問羅夫，推動下台的美國司法部長在芝加哥，一名聯邦檢察官在法庭上說，對週三。
The accusation came in the trial of a Chicago-area political fund-raiser and businessman, Antoin Rezko, who is facing bribery charges as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation that has been a source of embarrassment to both Democrats and Republicans in Illinois.指控來在審判一名芝加哥地區的政治籌款和商人， antoin rezko ，誰是面臨的賄賂費用的一部分，一項範圍廣泛的腐敗調查已經來源尷尬，雙方民主黨人和共和黨人在伊利諾伊州。
Mr. Rezko’s former business partner is cooperating with the authorities and is expected to testify that Mr. Rezko told him in 2004 that the Illinois Republican Party official was “working with Mr. Rove to have Mr. Fitzgerald removed so that someone else can come in,” and perhaps terminate the investigation, an assistant United States attorney, Carrie Hamilton, said in court on Wednesday, referring to Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the United States attorney in Chicago.先生rezko的前商業夥伴，是與當局合作，並預計在作證先生rezko告訴他，在2004年伊利諾斯州的共和黨黨官員是“工作與羅夫先生有先生菲茨杰拉德拆除，使別人可以來了， “也許終止調查，美國助理檢察官，卡麗漢密爾頓說，在法庭上週三，指j.帕特里克菲茨杰拉德，美國司法部長在芝加哥。
The Republican official who is accused of seeking Mr. Fitzgerald’s ouster, Robert Kjellander, is a longtime friend of Mr. Rove.共和黨官員誰是被告求先生菲茨杰拉德的落選，羅伯特kjellander ，是一個長期的朋友，先生羅夫。
Reached by telephone on Wednesday, Mr. Kjellander denied having tried to orchestrate Mr. Fitzgerald’s ouster.所達成的電話對週三先生， kjellander否認曾試圖協調先生菲茨杰拉德的落選。 “I never have discussed with Karl Rove or anyone on the White House staff the proposition that US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald should or could be removed from his office,” he said. “我從來沒有討論過與羅夫或任何人對白宮工作人員的命題，即美國聯邦檢察官菲茨杰拉德應該或可能被刪除從他的辦公室， ”他說。
A lawyer for Mr. Rove, Robert D. Luskin, said Mr. Rove had no recollection of a conversation with Mr. Kjellander about Mr. Fitzgerald’s possible fate.律師先生羅夫，羅伯特四盧斯金，羅夫先生說，沒有記憶的談話與先生kjellander約先生菲茨杰拉德的可能命運。 Even had it taken place, Mr. Luskin said, Mr. Rove took no steps to orchestrate the ouster.甚至有它的地方，先生盧斯金說，羅夫先生沒有採取任何步驟，譜寫下台。
Mr. Fitzgerald has garnered both respect and animosity since he arrived in Chicago from New York in 2001, pursuing high-profile corruption cases that have resulted in the indictment or conviction of dozens of state and local officials, up to former Gov. George Ryan, a Republican.菲茨杰拉德引起了雙方的尊重和敵意，因為他在抵達芝加哥由New York在2001年，追求高知名度的腐敗案件，已導致在起訴書中或定罪的數十州和地方官員，直至前州長喬治瑞安，共和黨。
Mr. Fitzgerald’s appointment was an end to the tradition in which a prominent local lawyer - typically with longstanding friends among local officials - tended to go easy on questionable practices among his peers, said Steven J. Rauschenberger, a former Republican state senator.菲茨杰拉德先生的任命是結束了傳統在其中的一個突出當地律師-通常是與長期的朋友之間的地方官員-傾向於去容易就值得商榷的做法，他的同儕說，潘國j. ra uschenberger，前共和黨州參議員。
“The power brokers under indictments and under continuing scrutiny here - both Republicans and Democrats - obviously don’t like what Patrick Fitzgerald is doing,” Mr. Rauschenberger said. “權力掮客根據起訴書和下繼續審議在這裡-無論共和黨人和民主黨人-顯然不喜歡什麼菲茨杰拉德是這樣做， ”先生ra uschenberger說。 “He has upset the apple cart.” “他打亂了蘋果的購物車” 。
Disdain among certain Republicans for Mr. Fitzgerald escalated in late 2003, when the Justice Department chose him as a special counsel to lead the White House investigation into the disclosure of the identity of Valerie Wilson, the former CIA operative.鄙視某些共和黨先生菲茨杰拉德升級，在2003年年底，當美國司法部選擇了他作為一個特殊的律師導致白宮的調查披露的身份（ Valerie威爾遜，前中情局執行。 That inquiry resulted in the conviction last year of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.這項調查的結果在這樣的信念下，去年指控利比小，副總統切尼的前參謀總長，對偽證和妨礙司法的指控。
Mr. Kjellander, a prominent Illinois businessman and lobbyist who first met Mr. Rove in the 1970s when they were active in college Republican groups, was regional chairman of the Bush-Cheney campaigns in 2000 and 2004.先生kjellander ，一個突出伊利諾伊州的商人和說客，誰第一次見到先生，羅夫在20世紀70年代時，他們活躍在學院的共和黨團體，是區域主席，布什-切尼的廣告系列在2 000年和2 004年。 He is a Republican National Committee member from Illinois.他是一位共和黨全國委員會的成員來自伊利諾伊州。
Mr. Kjellander has not been charged in any of Mr. Fitzgerald’s inquiries.先生kjellander並沒有被落案控以任何先生的菲茨杰拉德的調查。 But one criminal case called attention to a $4.5 million finder’s fee Mr. Kjellander was paid in 2002 after he helped line up a $500 million deal between the Illinois teachers’ pension fund and a private equity firm in Washington.但一宗刑事案件的所謂注意一個450萬美元查找的收費先生kjellander支付在2002年後，他協助行了一個五億元之間的協議伊利諾伊州教師退休基金和私人股權投資公司在華盛頓舉行。 The state has since prohibited such fees.國家已禁止自這些費用。
Mr. Kjellander’s reported appeal to Mr. Rove to remove Mr. Fitzgerald was said to have taken place just before the White House and the Justice Department initiated an effort in early 2005 to remove several United States attorneys.先生kjellander的報導，呼籲羅夫先生，以消除菲茨杰拉德說是已發生之前，白宮和司法部發起的努力，在2005年年初，以消除幾個美國律師。
Mr. Fitzgerald, at least briefly, was among those who were considered for removal, D. Kyle Sampson, the attorney general’s former chief of staff, testified last year.菲茨杰拉德，至少簡單來說，是其中那些誰被認為是去除，四凱爾桑普森，總檢察長的前參謀總長，證明了去年。 But Mr. Sampson also testified that, as far as he could remember, it was not Mr. Rove who had pushed for Mr. Fitzgerald’s ouster.但先生桑普森還作證說，據他記憶所及，這是不是先生羅夫誰推先生菲茨杰拉德的落選。
Mr. Luskin, Mr. Rove’s lawyer, said Wednesday that Mr. Rove would never have taken such a step while the White House leak investigation was under way, as he was also a potential target in the inquiry.盧斯金先生，先生羅夫的律師表示，週三先生羅夫也不會採取這樣一個步驟，而白宮洩漏正在進行調查，因為他也是一個潛在的目標在調查。
But Mr. Luskin said Mr. Rove had heard calls at Republican social events over the years for Mr. Fitzpatrick’s removal, particularly from Republicans frustrated with his zeal as a prosecutor.但先生說，盧斯金，羅夫先生聽到了召喚，在共和黨的社交活動，多年來為先生菲茨帕特里克的搬遷，特別是來自共和黨的沮喪與他的熱情，作為一名檢察官。
“But he never responded or acted on those requests,” Mr. Luskin said. “但他從來沒有答复或採取行動，對這些請求， ”盧斯金先生說。
Spokesmen for Mr. Fitzpatrick and the Justice Department would not comment Wednesday.發言人菲茨帕特里克先生和司法部不會評論週三。
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Catrin Einhorn contributed reporting from Chicago. catrin艾因霍恩貢獻，報告從芝加哥。
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