Raw has this Jason Leopold story up and it’s a doozy.
Just as the news broke Wednesday about Scott McClellan resigning as White House press secretary and Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove shedding some of his policy duties, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald met with the grand jury hearing evidence in the CIA leak case and introduced additional evidence against Rove, attorneys and other US officials close to the investigation said.
The grand jury session in federal court in Washington, DC, sources close to the case said, was the first time this year that Fitzgerald told the jurors that he would soon present them with a list of criminal charges he intends to file against Rove in hopes of having the grand jury return a multi-count indictment against Rove.
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Fitzgerald is said to have introduced more evidence Wednesday alleging Rove lied to FBI investigators and the grand jury when he was questioned about how he found out that Valerie Plame Wilson worked for the CIA and whether he shared that information with the media, attorneys close to the case said.
Fitzgerald told the grand jury that Rove lied to investigators and the prosecutor eight out of the nine times he was questioned about the leak and also tried to cover-up his role in disseminating Plame Wilson’s CIA status to at least two reporters.
Additionally, an FBI investigator reread to jurors testimony from other witnesses in the case that purportedly implicates Rove in playing a role in the leak and the campaign to discredit Plame Wilson’s husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, whose criticism of the Bush administration’s pre-war Iraq intelligence lead to his wife being unmasked as a covert CIA operative.
Luskin said Rove has not discussed any plea deal with Fitzgerald.
Rove’s lawyer, Robert Luskin has admitted that his pudgy client is indeed still a “subject” of Fitzgerald’s ongoing investigation into the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame.
This is a biggie, folks. I have to run… I’ll be in and out all day. Start the party without me! WooHoo, did this ever make my day!
My heart skipped a beat when I saw the headline over at Raw. I’ve noticed a spate of recent stories, blurbs and posts about how Rove is not out of the woods, but I never dreamed that this was coming so fast. Boy, fresh out of an Ohio victory, Fitz didin’t waste any time. I am just so excited over this… Woo Fuckin’ Hoo!!!!!
Raw is now saying that Rove’s demotion is linked directly to his involvement in the leak investigation as well as his bungling of the Social Security “reform”. That makes sense if they have an inkling that Rove is going down. (tap tap)… HELLO!… anyone out there?
I guess there’s been too much saturation about Rove for people to even bother with this diary. Oh well, c’est la vie.
I’m afraid of having my hopes dashed yet again…but I hope you’re right.
I hope so too, but I am waiting for an indictment, for someone high up and Rove would be my choice.
Me too, Diane, me too. Of course, I’d love to see Cheney on that hot seat, but time will tell on that one. I still have an itch that we’re about to hear Rove’s swan song… or vulture squalk is more like it.
WEll if I had my druthers, which I don’t it would be the whole mess of them, that’s our dream, eh.
Been so busy I haven’t been able to roam the net lately so thank you for putting the story up! I will never see justice where Cheney is concerned. I feel it in my bones. If they ever have that S.O.B. by his infantile little hairless cojones in any way he’ll just have a massive heart attack right then and there and be done with it all. Oh Well……to try to make it up to myself I usually try to imagine what Satan really looks like and what he’ll do with Dick when he gets his cloven hooves on him!
Thank you, Tracy. Even if some intrepid prosecutor manages to get Cheney, he’ll probably get a pardon and live out his days snarling in Montana, spending his ill-gotten money and shooting hapless little animals. If only we could dislodge him from the White House for good. I sure hope his karma catches up to him and that we will be around to enjoy it.
Imagine that…Bush without a dick or a brain!!! Seriously, none of this re-shuffling at the white house means a thing until that happens.
Ha… since McClellan was just canned, Bush would then be left without a dick, brain or a mouth! Re-shuffling is total bullshit. The day Bush leaves the White House for good, you’ll be able to hear the sigh of relief all across America.
I know what you mean, CabinGirl, but it seems that this time the signs are strong that Rove is going down. The fact that Fitz has “new evidence” and told the jury that Rove lied multiple times in his testimony are more telling than anything. I’m a little excited that this could be it. Of course, we’ve all been disappointed before.
Imagine my surprise after getting out of a sick bed for two days to the news Scottie resigned and Rove was being shuffled around. Now this. Thanks for posting this Nag. It is my greatest hope that Mr. Piggy goes down hard. What a party it will be!
Oh, Leezy, I hope you’re feeling better. I don’t know, I just have a gut feeling that this is it for Rove. Of course, it could be constipation, but we’ll see. 😉
Thanks Nag, much better. I get really bad migraines from time to time. Rove will pay his dues sooner or later. I beilieve that we all do when we have done wrong. He has committed so many atrocities there really will never be enough punishment for him as far as I am concerned. Ready to party when you are my friend!
It sounds to me that things are starting to heart up with regards to the Plame investigation. Fitzgerald has taken his time to craft a strong case with solid evidence. We might feel that things are not moving as fast we would like, but patience is the key to long-term success.
I join you in your joy and believe that the best is yet to come!
Thanks, VieraV. Fitz is incredibly thorough and methodical. He’s nobody’s fool. I don’t think he fell for Rove’s alabi for his lies last Dec, maybe it took until now to prove it. I also believe the best is yet to come.
Nag, I want to join you in your morning of joy!!!! YIP HEE!!!! I have beening rumors too, but till I see it with my own eyes and know it is the end of rove, I still remain hopeful of his demise, along with others. I think rove had something to do with the jamming of the phone lines in NH too. I have not ounce of proof but it sound to me like something he would do. I hope this gets on a roll an ddoesnt stop till all has been taken down for ever and ever, amen! Hugs all and have a great day…
You know, Brenda, the phone jamming scandal has never made it into the MSM as far as I can tell. I think you are probably right in your suspicions. Weren’t there something crazy like 100 phone calls to the white house on election day from one of the phone jammers? What were they talking about, the weather?
Hugs to you as well, Brenda.
So, do you think that his fellow reprobates will call him Turd Blossom?
LOL… I damn well hope so!
The upcoming Washington Press Corp Dinner is slated to have the ghost of Fitzmas past(Valerie Plame) on hand as a guest. Can I dare hope the ghost of Fitzmas present (Rove) will be there too?? If so, who would be the ghost of Fitzmas future?? …
Cheney? (Most bets are on Hadley, but I can dream)