Rove Won’t Be Charged in C.I.A. Leak Case

Posted on June 13, 2006

Just wanted to post this news real quick: NY Times:

The prosecutor in the C.I.A. leak case on Monday advised Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, that he would not be charged with any wrongdoing, effectively ending the nearly three-year criminal investigation that had at times focused intensely on Mr. Rove.

The decision by the prosecutor, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, announced in a letter to Mr. Rove’s lawyer, Robert D. Luskin, lifted a pall that had hung over Mr. Rove who testified on five occasions to a federal grand jury about his involvement in the disclosure of an intelligence officer’s identity.

In a statement, Mr. Luskin said, “On June 12, 2006, Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald formally advised us that he does not anticipate seeking charges against Karl Rove.”

Mr. Fitzgerald’s spokesman, Randall Samborn, said he would not comment on Mr. Rove’s status.

For months Mr. Fitzgerald’s investigation appeared to threaten Mr. Rove’s standing as Mr. Bush’s closest political adviser as the prosecutor riveted his focus on whether Mr. Rove tried to intentionally conceal a conversation he had with a Time magazine reporter in the week before the name of intelligence officer, Valerie Plame Wilson, became public.

The decision not to pursue any charges removes a potential political stumbling block for a White House that is heading into a long and difficult election season for Republicans in Congress.

DU is shocked! It is going to be a major shocker and a huge blow to the already terrible credibility of many liberal blogs, especially “truth out”, who were reporting that Karl Rove’s indictment was immenent over three weeks ago. It is interesting how “truth out” isn’t rushing to the presses now that we have actual news on this topic. One would think from the name of their site, “truth out”, that they would want to get the real truth out as soon as possible. Oh, now I see, this indictment was sealed! Bwahahahahah!

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2 Responses to “Rove Won’t Be Charged in C.I.A. Leak Case”

John on June 13th, 2006 11:41 am

Score one for our dark overlord! All hail Rove! Boy them lefties must be pissed. At least they can explain it away as a some sort of conspiracy though.
kerwin_brown on June 13th, 2006 3:00 pm

This looks like a hit for the Republican Party.