In C.I.A. Leak, More Talks With Journalists

[DoYouEverWonder]

December 2, 2005

A conversation between Karl Rove's lawyer and a journalist for Time magazine led Mr. Rove to change his testimony last year to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak case, people knowledgeable about the sequence of events said Thursday.

Mr. Rove's lawyer, Robert D. Luskin, spoke in the summer or early fall of 2004 with Viveca Novak, a reporter for Time magazine. In that conversation, Mr. Luskin heard from Ms. Novak that a colleague at Time, Matthew Cooper, might have interviewed Mr. Rove about the undercover C.I.A. officer at the heart of the case, the people said.

Time reported this week that the prosecutor in the case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, has summoned Ms. Novak to testify about a conversation she had with Mr. Luskin, but provided no explanation of what Mr. Fitzgerald might be looking for. The account provided Thursday by people with knowledge of the discussions between Ms. Novak and Mr. Luskin suggests that Mr. Fitzgerald is still trying to determine whether Mr. Rove was fully forthcoming with investigators and whether he altered his grand jury testimony about his dealings with reporters only after learning that one, Mr. Cooper, might identify him as a source.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/politics/02leak.html?hp&ex=1133499600&en=1012f1a1ce887e6a&ei=5094&partner=homepage

It looks like one way or another Rove lied to the Grand Jury and we know Fitzgerald doesn't like it when people lie to a Grand Jury. I don't see how Rove can avoid getting indicted at this point.

[emulatorloo]

1. Rove in hot water per this snip:

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But Mr. Fitzgerald appears to be evaluating whether Mr. Rove came forward with the information only after it became apparent that Mr. Cooper might be compelled to testify about it. It is not clear precisely what Ms. Novak told Mr. Luskin, or what the context for their conversation had been.

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Not smart, Karl. . .smells like obstruction. . . .

[cosmicone]

2. Is this Novak related to Bob Novak? n/t

[DeepModem Mom]

3. No, she's not. nt

[cosmicone]

4. Thank you! That was quick! n/t