Posted on 10/24/2005 1:16:10 PM PDT by churchillbuff
As the White House and Republicans brace for possible indictments in the CIA leak probe, defenders have launched a not-so-subtle campaign against the prosecutor handling the case. "He's a vile, detestable, moralistic person with no heart and no conscience who believes he's been tapped by God to do very important things," one White House ally said, referring to special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald was tapped nearly two years ago to find out whether anyone in the White House broke a federal law by blowing the cover of CIA operative Valerie Plame after her husband, Joseph Wilson, debunked administration claims about Saddam Hussein's nuclear activities.
President Bush recently praised Fitzgerald on NBC's "Today" show, saying: "The special prosecutor is conducting a very serious investigation. He's doing it in a very dignified way, by the way, and we'll see what he says."
But now friends of the White House have started whispering that the Brooklyn-raised prosecutor is overzealous after it became clear that Bush political mastermind Karl Rove and Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis (Scooter) Libby, are in Fitzgerald's cross hairs.
Such hints surfaced publicly for the first time yesterday when Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), armed with comments that sources said were "shaped" by the White House, suggested Fitzgerald might nail someone on a "technicality" because they forgot something or misspoke.
"I certainly hope that if there is going to be an indictment ... it is an indictment on a crime and not some perjury technicality where they couldn't indict on the crime, and so they go to something just to show that their two years of investigation was not a waste," Hutchison said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Fitzgerald was first tasked with finding the Plame leaker, but his mandate expanded to include counts of perjury, obstruction of justice, intimidation of witnesses or destruction of evidence, should anyone undermine his probe.
There were several reports yesterday that Fitzgerald could warn people they've been indicted as soon as today, and that the grand jury could be called in for an unusual session tomorrow, but his office declined to comment.
But I have to listen, so I'll know about his latest personal appearances, and "what's coming up in the next hour."
White House ally, my a**! And isnt this paper the tabloid?
You reak of Schumer.
I expect you to be honest about who you are...but then again, why would I expect that?
They just started playing his show after my local drive-time conservative talker. I listen to the Martina McBride lead-in then hit the off button. The man is annoying and full of himself.
yep
BUGLAR DESTROYED DOCUMENTS!!! Not just took them...this NEVER is reported that he DESTROYED CLASSIFED DOCS!!
Oh yeah, then why does he get some pretty heavy weight guests on his show?
Do you not remember the President himself on Hannity during the campaign?
I suspect this "un-named source" doesn't exist.
I DON'T expect you to be honest - after you claimed that I attacked Starr. Since you didn't retract that false statement - or provide "proof" showing that you misinterpreted something - I conclude that you're dishonest.
The Daily News deserves no better classification than "toilet tissue".
Comey, Fitgerlad's best friend and nominater, also said NO CRIME in Clinton's pardon of that group in New York where they stole MILLIONS of taxpayers money and they voted for her 1400-12!!!! OMG!! Fitz seems like he's Comey's lap dog!!
It's the Daily Snooze.
It's circulation is plummeting daily.
I'm a New Yorker.
No one reads these rags anymore.
Plus, the ink gets all over your fingers when you read the Daily Snooze.
I hear liberals use old Daily News papers to make pom poms to hold pep rallys for terrorists.
Whitehouse ally? What exactly is that supposed to mean?
The fundamental mistake was ever accepting the left's bogus assertion that Plame was a "covert agent" whose exposure would put her in danger and violate the law. None of that was true, hence no crime in naming her, hence no special prosecutor to go fishing for two years.
Starr just wanted to get on the Supreme Court. He didn't want to ruffle any feathers. He tried to escape to Pepperdine; He brought the Tripp allegations to Reno, hoping she could take it, but alas he had no choice. Tripp had the tapes and Newsweek was lurking in the shadows. At that point, Starr had no choice. To rub salt in the wound, his former subordinate passed him and is now the Chief Justice.
Expect the worst.
Prepare for War.
Now conservatism is a crime.
The libs have no idea what they are in for.
The last time conservatives were angry and motivated was 1994.
Light the match libs.
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