No Indictment of Rove in CIA-Leak Case!

NRO ^ | 6/13/06 | Byron York

[The G Man]

June 13, 2006, 6:44 a.m.

No Indictment of Rove in CIA-Leak Case
Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald makes a decision.

By Byron York

Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has informed top White House adviser Karl Rove that Rove will not face indictment in the CIA-leak investigation, National Review Online has learned. The word came yesterday, when Fitzgerald told Rove lawyer Robert Luskin that he, Fitzgerald, did not plan to seek charges against Rove. This morning, Luskin released a brief statement:

 

On June 12, 2006, Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald formally advised us that he does not anticipate seeking charges against Karl Rove.

In deference to the pending case, we will not make any further public statements about the subject matter of the investigation. We believe that the Special Counsel’s decision should put an end to the baseless speculation about Mr. Rove’s conduct.

 Rove appeared five times before a grand jury investigating the CIA-leak case; the most recent was in April. Before appearing before the grand jury, Rove was interviewed by FBI agents assigned to the investigation. Fitzgerald’s inquiry, it appears, focused most intensely on the first two sessions — the FBI interview and the first grand-jury testimony.

The key question to be resolved by Fitzgerald was said to be whether to charge Rove in connection with his testimony regarding a brief July 11, 2003, conversation with Time magazine’s Matthew Cooper. In both his interview with the FBI and in his first grand jury appearance, Rove did not tell investigators about the conversation with Cooper. By the time Rove appeared for a second time before the grand jury, Rove had discovered evidence — an internal White House e-mail — showing that he did indeed talk to Cooper. Rove gave the evidence to Fitzgerald, who then questioned him about it at length.

Rove is thought to have testified that he simply did not remember the Cooper conversation until he discovered the e-mail. (Cooper himself described the talk as being about two minutes long and occurring right as Rove was leaving on vacation.) Supporting Rove’s contention was the fact that Rove, apparently, testified from the very beginning that he talked to columnist Robert Novak, which suggested he was not trying to hide his involvement in the case from Fitzgerald.

A decision by Fitzgerald — one way or the other — had been anticipated for months. There was widespread speculation that Rove might face charges for lying to Fitzgerald’s grand jury much like those filed by Fitzgerald last October against Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff. Now, it appears that will not happen. And so far, at least, no one has been charged with violating any of the underlying laws in the case — either the Intelligence Identities Protection Act or the Espionage Act.

Rove’s fate has been the subject of intense discussion among critics of the Bush administration. Perhaps foremost among them is former ambassador Joseph Wilson, whose wife, Valerie Plame Wilson, was the CIA employee at the center of the affair. In August 2003, Wilson vowed to pursue Rove vigorously, saying, “At the end of the day it’s of keen interest to me to see whether or not we can get Karl Rove frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs.”

— Byron York, NR’s White House correspondent, is the author of The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy: The Untold Story of How Democratic Operatives, Eccentric Billionaires, Liberal Activists, and Assorted Celebrities Tried to Bring Down a President — and Why They’ll Try Even Harder Next Time.

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National Review Online - http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjQzM2QxZWFmNDRkMTBkZDg5ODI3OTNkNjgwYmJiZjc=

[Suzy Quzy]

Thanks for the explanation.

[Beagle8U]

The liberal pukes aren't gonna like this...lol

[jslade]

HEY DUMMIES!

[rwa265]

angry matt doesn't need truthout's help to make him look stupid. His ranting does that all by itself.

[cake_crumb]

"Some of the loons on DU are now thinking ROVE testified against CHENEY, and that CHENEY is the one being targeted by FITZ!"

LOL! I know, they just can't give up can they? There are probably some of them still hoping that Kerry will be inaugurated any day now.

[LucyJo]

Wow...I think there may be hope for this guy!

[LucyJo]

He is kinda cute - even without the stutter. ; )

[rwa265]

He always looks cherpy.

[Raycpa]

Another stunt.

[DoughtyOne]

That's good news. I'm glad for Rove and the administration.

[Soul Seeker]

No Fitzmas?

It just hasn't been a good week for the Lefties.

[STARWISE]

THIS IS TRULY A THRILLING RED LETTER HAPPY DAY !!

God and the heavens have smiled down today ..BIG time!! Praise the Lord ...

!!!

HAPPY SCOOTER PING!!

Jason Leopold, turn in your press card .. hope that crow tastes good with your lunch .. God bless and protect Pres. Bush and our brave troops!

[tomnbeverly]

All I can say is Hahahahahaha.... The Dummies on the losing end every day...

[VictoryGal]

*snicker* Happy *bleep*ing Fitzmas, DUmmy freaks!

[The G Man]

For Fitzmas, I'm buying all of you one of these:

[VictoryGal]

Just goes ta show how delusional they are :-)

[jveritas]

Indeed the President is in Iraq right now :) It cannot get any worst for liberals as it has been in the last five days. Zarqawi killed, Rove is not indicted, and now our President is in Iraq.

[sageb1]

"Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-13-06 07:03 AM Response to Reply #3 12. that bastard gets away with everything doesn't he? watch the freepers rally around this g.d. traitor, never once asking themselves how they would behave if this was a DEMOCRAT....yeah that's right freepers, you hypocritical pathetic pieces of SH*T

That guy's comment could be in reference to Hillary Clinton.

[RobFromGa]

The ant farm is a busy place this morning...

[MrCruncher]

Fitz is a retard.