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=

[Raycpa]

Is school out?

[SueRae]

Well now - the Trifecta is complete...but I would have never guesed it would have been by the PRes making today's visit. I am loving every minute of this. So proud to be an American. Amazing times.

[Moose4]

Merry Fitzmas, Kos. Muhahaha.

}:-)4

[miss marmelstein]

Oh, Chris Matthews must be spluttering and spewing all over the place. I'll never forget his screams of: "22 indictments! There will be 22 indictments!"

[poindexter]

If anyone goes DUmpster diving, please wear safety goggles & a slicker.

Oh, it's funny over there! Heehee!

[EQAndyBuzz]

"This should cause a meltdown in DUmmie land today."

DUmmines are whining and saying that just because Rove has been cleared doesn't mean he didn't do it.

haven't heard the DUmmies saying, "Just because Clinton has been cleared, doesn't mean he didn't rape those four women, lie to the country about it, have an affair with an intern, sell military secrets to China, dismantle the military, put up walls between the justice department and Intelligence agencies."

Sorry... Had a moment there.

[jveritas]

All these "scandals" produce exactly what the MSM want, a quick hit. By the time the story is proved to be baseless the damage has been done.

Though not enough for them to win elections and that was the main goal for all the lies they have been spewing for the last five years.

[Soul Seeker]

LOL!!

The pursuit by Fitzgerald was unjust, and the assault on the WOT has been suicidal. All because they cannot get over 2000.

They deserve the Living Hell they are in this week with the triple assault: Zarqawi's destruction, No Fitzmas, President in Iraq with elected Iraqi cabinet.

Lesson? Do not let hate consume you nor lead to support for what is wrong. They are getting a helping of their just desserts. Finally.

[EQAndyBuzz]

"The DUmmies will deny it and say an indictment is still possible.

In 24 hours????"

Did everyone already leave the KoS convention? Now that would be funny.

[imskylark]

emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-13-06 08:52 AM
Response to Reply #58
94. I am not NAIVE enough to believe LUSKIN's HYPED UP SPIN


ROTFLOL!!!!

[EQAndyBuzz]

The spin has already started in the MSM.

You will no longer see her name as Valerie Plame. It will now be Ms. Wilson. The AP on Yahoo already started.

[areafiftyone]

The whole thread is hysterical. There are tons of threads today. Its going to be worth reading today.

[BombHollywood]

"That does not excuse his real sin which is leaking the name of an intelligence operative during the time of war."[Dean]

Now, that's what I call extremely selective critcism. What about the entire Democrat party, with the help of the media, academia, leftwing activists, and the radical bloggers who have been dragging Bush, Cheney, Rice and the entire military through the mud since the begining of the war on terror? Dean is conveniently blind to those sins. Big surprise.

[Buck W.]

Punctuation, Matt. Punctuation is good.

[Buck W.]

Punctuation, Matt. Punctuation is good.

[Jotmo]

Or am I approaching the definition of insanity, here?

Approaching!!? This guy passed it a long time ago, and is still pulling away rapidly.

[Texas Songwriter]

Have you been to DU? I have never seen such vitriol. I thought there was anger at FR, but these people at DU are venemous. That is not political discourse, it is hate speech. These are the people who want to censor Ann Coulter. It is worth a trip over there to see.

[Toidylop]

Another SAD day for democrats!!!

[jveritas]

People who suffer from acute delusional syndrome like Dummies and many liberals and their media cannot accept the bitter reality whatsoever. They will always come up with delusional scenarios to cheer themselves up in order not to fall in complete depression.

[oh8eleven]

They gave it the old "college try" with no evidence of wrongdoing.
Just like the Duke "rape" scam. I hate Dems.