Posted on 10/20/2005 7:14:44 PM PDT by Pikamax
Cover-Up Issue Is Seen as Focus in Leak Inquiry By DAVID JOHNSTON
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - As he weighs whether to bring criminal charges in the C.I.A. leak case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the special counsel, is focusing on whether Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, and I. Lewis Libby Jr., chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, sought to conceal their actions and mislead prosecutors, lawyers involved in the case said Thursday.
Among the charges that Mr. Fitzgerald is considering are perjury, obstruction of justice and false statement - counts that suggest the prosecutor may believe the evidence presented in a 22-month grand jury inquiry shows that the two White House aides sought to cover up their actions, the lawyers said.
Mr. Rove and Mr. Libby have been advised that they may be in serious legal jeopardy, the lawyers said, but only this week has Mr. Fitzgerald begun to narrow the possible charges. The prosecutor has said he will not make up his mind about any charges until next week, government officials say.
With the term of the grand jury expiring in one week, though, some lawyers in the case said they were persuaded that Mr. Fitzgerald had all but made up his mind to seek indictments. None of the lawyers would speak on the record, citing the prosecutor's requests not to talk about the case.
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Yeah, I've had my eyes on him for a while--but you are the master(mistress?) of excellent research..
Do you have a thread on this?? I remember Rush talking about this but I have already forgotten about it until you just said something.
ok. here's what I don't get . . . pflame is a desk jockey, not some ovary james bond. where's the crime? The worst thing that Rove may have done is expose a government paper pusher. Even there, it was a known secret. If this is somehow shocking to them, here's another jaw dropper . . . Paul Lind wasn't into girls.
File under: duh!
I've come across references to that site before but I hadn't seen it first hand- thanks for the reminder.
ping
Perdogg,
Where did you get this code from.
IS there a link that I can find it in the US Code.
I want to send it to somebody.
Thanks
Post headline: Fitz to Libby: "Yer in Big Trouble".
I still don't think there is anything here. Rove gave Miller the release, he testified, testified and testified. There is no way he deliberately did anything wrong here, he has been an open book.
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