So Novak heard it from Unknown Source #1, Novak calls Rove and mentions WIlson's wife involved in sending Wilson on Niger trip, Rove says "Oh, you know about that", 3 days later Cooper calls Rove and brings up similar story, Rove says Wilson's lied about Cheney sending him and it was Wilson's wife. Novak (probably) and Rove basically say the same thing to the Grand Jury.
All Rove is guilty of is talking to reporters.
Now the open question is who was Novak Source #1. Obviously, Fitzgerald knows the source since it sounds like Novak told him. Now I am hoping the investigation is focusing on Wilson and his claims.
Which means he's guilty of having poor taste in telephone companions.
Yes. And it sounds like he needs to end this practice.
I wonder about the difference between "Oh you know about that" which tends to confirm as opposed to "You heard that too?" which seems like it is the wink wink nudge nudge Washington insider way of confirming without confirming.
I hope that the end result of this is that all of the snot nosed Washington press corps types get SHUT OUT OF EVERYTHING and have to work for a living instead...