Fitzgerald Tells Rove and Libby They Are in "Serious Legal Jeopardy"

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:14pm

...in tomorrow's NY Times.

What are YOUR plans for Indictment Day?

[Chloe]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:16pm

That's great, Undi!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:16pm

Roasted pigs on a spit?

[iflitifloat]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:16pm

I'll bring the marshmallows.

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:16pm

TEXAS STYLE!!!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:18pm

I'll bring the graham crackers and the chocolate bars. So that even when we're stuffed to the gills, we'll still want s'more!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:18pm

Here's a snippet from the Times article:

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Cover-Up Issue Is Seen as Focus in Leak Inquiry

By DAVID JOHNSTON
Published: October 21, 2005

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - As he weighs whether to bring criminal charges in the C.I.A. leak case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the special counsel, is focusing on whether Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, and I. Lewis Libby Jr., chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, sought to conceal their actions and mislead prosecutors, lawyers involved in the case said Thursday.

Among the charges that Mr. Fitzgerald is considering are perjury, obstruction of justice and false statement - counts that suggest the prosecutor may believe the evidence presented in a 22-month grand jury inquiry shows that the two White House aides sought to cover up their actions, the lawyers said.

Mr. Rove and Mr. Libby have been advised that they may be in serious legal jeopardy, the lawyers said, but only this week has Mr. Fitzgerald begun to narrow the possible charges. The prosecutor has said he will not make up his mind about any charges until next week, government officials say.

With the term of the grand jury expiring in one week, though, some lawyers in the case said they were persuaded that Mr. Fitzgerald had all but made up his mind to seek indictments. None of the lawyers would speak on the record, citing the prosecutor's requests not to talk about the case.

Associates of Mr. Rove and Mr. Libby continued to express hope that the prosecutor would conclude that the evidence was too fragmentary and that it would be difficult to prove Mr. Rove or Mr. Libby had a clear-cut intention to misinform the grand jury. Lawyers for the two men declined to comment on their legal status.

The case has cast a cloud over the White House, as has the Congressional criticism over the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet E. Miers. On Thursday, responding to a reporter's question, Mr. Bush said: "There's some background noise here, a lot of chatter, a lot of speculation and opining. But the American people expect me to do my job, and I'm going to."

The possible violations under consideration by Mr. Fitzgerald are peripheral to the issue he was appointed in December 2003 to investigate: whether anyone in the administration broke a federal law that makes it a crime, under certain circumstances, to reveal the identity of a covert intelligence officer.

But Mr. Rove and Mr. Libby may not be the only people at risk. There may be others in the government who could be charged for violations of the disclosure law or of other statutes, like the espionage act, which makes it a crime to transmit classified information to people not authorized to receive it.
Cover-Up Issue Is Seen as Focus in Leak Inquiry

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:19pm

On 10/24 - I will attend the indictment press conference in Chicago. I will look at Pat and I will put my arms up in a V and sing Bewitched Bewildered.....

Then, at home I will invite my friend with whom I have experienced every election by phone or physical presence and toast the end of the Contract with America!!!

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:21pm

". . . the American people expect me to do my job, and I'm going to."

He didn't ask ME! I have expectations for him, but they may not be what he has in mind.

[iflitifloat]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:21pm

Think I might hafta sleep in my clothing on the sofa, so I can run out and snag the paper the second it hits the pavement.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:22pm

DG--I bet you've got a paddle with his name on it!

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:24pm

Pal - that's if I LIKE someone! For him, denial is the answer - of his job, his legacy - and if I had my way, his fu*king silver spoon!



Oh, boy - that sounded a titch bitter, didn't it?
Updated On: 10/20/05 at 11:24 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:26pm

Not bitter at all!

Here's the latest grid from Homeland In-Security:



from John Aravosis's AmericaBlog
AmericaBlog

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:29pm

It's coming. The baby's coming.... It's obscene.

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:30pm

Brdlwyr, make sure you go to the right indictment press conference. He's supposed to do it in Washington.

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:37pm

It is possible that Pat will be in Chicago. You know that he is on trial here with the former Illinois Governor.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:39pm

And I am taking Monday off anyway as a vacation day. Looks like I will be not only helping a friend move, but staring at CNN with high hopes.

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:40pm

Yes I know, but I saw a report this week or last that the announcements were to be in Washington. Taking a break in the Chicago trial?
I mean, it can't take more than an hour or so to fly to Washington. He could fly in to D.C. in the a.m. or night before and get back just after lunch.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:40pm

And doing a happy dance!

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:41pm

Hell, I don't care if they're in Nowheresville, as long as there's some indictments.

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:42pm

Regardless, I have a commitment to PJ that I am here if it happens in Chicago. I can be there in 5 minutes!
Updated On: 10/20/05 at 11:42 PM

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:45pm

If they actually issue indictments, I will do more than a happy dance - I will actually do a a happy jig, and including a full on impression of Riverdance for Halloween!

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:46pm

Oooh, I love it - an 'on-the-spot' representative! Is it possible to get streaming capabilities installed on BWW by then?

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:47pm

YWW - it is coming, the baby is coming! I look forward to the dance!

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:55pm

I am going to have to go find me that damn baby from Ally McBeal and add it to the mix now!

Dancing Baby Updated On: 10/20/05 at 11:55 PM