What Kalb said was based on unnamed lawyers "close" to the case, who are "now talking about" the possibility. Sheesh! Why did Fox even let this on the air? It was nothing but the rankest sort of speculation.
However, I do not trust Fitzgerald at all. Special prosecutors almost always wind up running amok for years, then wind up having to charge someone with something in order to justify their existence.
(Was it Marvin or his brother; I get the two mixed up.)
While I don't think Fitzgerald is anything like Ronnie Earle, he is a Democrat and it's possible that he has his pressure points.
The Dims view Rove in exactly the same way a maddened bull, stuck by the swords and lances of the matador, views its tormentor. If the national Dims have any leverage over Fitzgerald at all, we can be sure they will be exercising it to the full to get an indictment of some sort issued.
Fox has been repeating a lot of rumors lately and their credibility suffers as a result.
Personally, I'm sick of all the witch hunts and I would imagine the rest of the country is as well.
As to criminal conspiracy, those charges could just as easily be filed against Wilson for devulging information about his mission to Niger.