ABCNEWS TELLS WHITE HOUSE OF 'INDICTMENT' (White House source: ABC bluffing)

Drudge Report ^ | 25 OCT 05 | DCBRYAN1

[DCBryan1]

ABCNEWS TELLS WHITE HOUSE OF 'INDICTMENT' Tue Oct 25 2005 19:08:02 ET

"We have double sourced that the vice president's chief of staff has been indicted," a reporter for ABCNEWS claimed to a White House press spokesman this afternoon.

The White House refused to comment on the claim. The network said they didn't need comment, they were preparing to run with the development on this evening's network news broadcast, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

ABCNEWS claimed to the White House that it had double sourced how an indictment against vice presidential chief of staff I. Lewis Libby was set.

A senior White House source quickly determined ABC was bluffing; the report did not run on the East coast feed of the program.

Developing...

UPDATE

ABC NEWS spokesman Jeff Schneider tells the DRUDGE REPORT: "There is nothing at all true about us having double sourced anything" regarding indictments.

More from Drudge:

CBS’ JOHN ROBERTS: Lawyers familiar with the case think Wednesday is when special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will make known his decision, and that there will be indictments. Supporters say Rove and the vice president’s chief of staff, Scooter Libby, are in legal jeopardy...

Another update from Drudge:

Indictments in CIA leak case ‘about to be handed down’

[Toespi]

Hmmmm, that is the smartest speculation I have read. You are absolutely correct. How many lights are on tonight at the White House?

[DCBryan1]

"We have double sourced that the vice president's chief of staff has been indicted," a reporter for ABCNEWS claimed to White House communications director Nicolle Wallace this afternoon... MORE...

SIRENS FIRING UP!

[Halls]

Drudge just added it is the Vice Presidant's chief of staff. HMMMMMM...

[SmoothTalker]

A bad day for Bush for sure, but Clinton had dozens of more major scandals.

[advance_copy]

ABC News reporter may have been indicted, and they are informing the WH. Or ABC News may have a source inside the OSP, and they are giving their info to the WH. Or ABC News may just be full of it. WOW! Drudge is the first reliable source on the net to post news on indictment.

[js1138]

Shouldn't Freepers be calling the FBI to report apparent crimes being committed by persons associated with the grand jury.

[jimboster]

Notice the quotes around indictment.

[HitmanLV]

'Indictment' singular. And a reference to Libby. Probably bs, but by this story Rove is off the hook.

[airborne]

R-U-S-S-E-R-T

As many times as I've seen you post this, I hope you're right.

Only Crissy Matthews annoy,s me more.

[COEXERJ145]

and if there are no indictments, wouldn't spreading untruths about it be obstruction of justice?

Probably not as the media could simply claim they had been given false information.

[Toespi]

Yeah, but they never made mainstream media.

[McGavin999]

Well, if the letters went out, then I doubt ABC would have to tell the WH unless there were NO indictments for Rove and Libby. It's past 5:40 cst so we should be hearing something pretty soon if ABC is accurate (for a change)

[DCBryan1]

Shouldn't Freepers be calling the FBI to report apparent crimes being committed by persons associated with the grand jury.

Calling my buddy right now (at FBI-Little Rock).....perhaps someone should lookup some numbers....BRB

[DCBryan1]

Shouldn't Freepers be calling the FBI to report apparent crimes being committed by persons associated with the grand jury.

Calling my buddy right now (at FBI-Little Rock).....perhaps someone should lookup some numbers....BRB

[A CA Guy]

For a prosecutor investigating leaks, he sure has a hell of a lot of leaks.

[ReaganRevolution]

Probably bs, but by this story Rove is off the hook.

And the msm will wail and moan, they wanted Rove more than anything.

[jw777]

no kidding. can't wait for Wilson to testify and get crushed.

[DCBryan1]

Got a voicemail..left a message....sigh...