Prosecutors say silence in CIA leak case may signal Rove indictment coming

[kpete]

Prosecutors say silence in CIA leak case may signal Rove indictment coming

RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday May 24, 2006

MSNBC's coverage of the CIA leak case continued Wednesday with new suggestions that presidential adviser Karl Rove may yet be indicted. The indictment of 'Bush's Brain' seemed imminent after reports from MSNBC and the Washington Post indicating that the Rove camp expected a decision earlier this month -- but it has now been 28 days since Rove testified for a fifth time before the grand jury investigating the outing of CIA officer Valerie Plame.

MSNBC's David Shuster says former federal prosecutors believe the silence from Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald doesn't bode well for Rove.

"Fitzgerald's office refuses to comment," Shuster said. "But former federal prosecutors describe the following procedure when considering an indictment: First, a prosecution team would review the evidence. Then, they would examine case law on the relevant criminal statutes. And finally, the prosecutors would decide whether a reasonable jury would convict at trial."

Video and transcript at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Prosecutors_say_silence_in_CIA_leak_0524.html

[dogday]

1. Thanks for posting this kpete.

you always find the stories....:hi:

[deaniac21]

2. And the date will be May 12!

[grytpype]

10. :eyes:

:eyes:

[stepnw1f]

20. it's getting old isn't it? (nt)

[northamericancitizen]

3. Thanks kpete. You're doing a great job.!

[jsamuel]

4. or that it already came???

:silly:

[spindrifter]

5. If we get the best-case scenario,

will Mr. Fitzgerald be lead counsel in the Rove trial, as well as the Libby trial? Is he as good in the courtroom as in case prep. or will he designate other talent to do the trials?

[AspenRose]

17. Fitzgerald....not Fitzpatrick

Just trying to save you from the PFEB. :-)

[spindrifter]

23. Oops--I often switch it. Thanks, it's corrected now.

[jumpoffdaplanet]

6. Leopold was right about the two cia guys

testifying against libby.

He'll be shown right about Rove.

[corbett]

28. Jason Needs Our Support

I'm glad to find someone else who isn't just a fair-weather friend of Leopold's. I sent him an email of support last week and he replied with profound thanks. I'm sure that he'd love to hear from you, too. Send me a private message if you don't have his personal email address.

[rodeodance]

7. recall the judge a few weeks ago said to button up (Libby's lawyers).

[tridim]

8. First Rove Pics since the 15th

What is Idiot Boy doing?


Does Rove look healthy to you? And what's he carrying in his hand?

[DoYouEverWonder]

26. Looks like polygraph results

He would probably peg the needles every time he opens his mouth.

[Generic Other]

31. What's that on his notepad?

[glitch]

40. It's hangman. can't read the word though. hmm. it might be 'screwed'. nt

[Generic Other]

41. A simple enhancement in the magnification reveals much

The sort of stuff the government does everyday, right?

:rofl:

[demobabe]

9. Why is anything Shuster says news?

He's been continuously wrong. My Magic 8 ball is more accurate than he is.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

13. If you haven't noticed...

This investigation has not exactly been a linear process. No, like any good investigation, you open a door and it leads to other doors, IE: a holistic process.

The problem is that there are too many people thinking in a linear manner.

[stepnw1f]

21. Good Observation (nt)

[blogslut]

11. KKKarl the pawn?

Could it be?

My personal suspicion is that Rove has been dancing as fast as he can for months. I think Mr. Fitzgerald waits for KKKarl to come scurrying back into court to "explain things". After testimony, the prosecutor (Patrick!) reveals a new, incriminating piece of evidence against him. Rove regroups to think up a better lie and then scurries back...

I really wonder if the Special Prosecutor (Patrick!) is making KKKarl crazy on purpose so he'll give 'em Cheney. I think Rove is Fitgerald's (Patrick!) plaything in all this drama.

[MADem]

12. How do they get that out of this?

...The grand jury investigating the CIA leak case met again today at the courthouse. But prosecutors from Patrick Fitzgerald's office were not there... there was no sign the grand jury received evidence on presidential advisor Karl Rove. Rove's attorneys are waiting for a decision from Fitzgerald on whether Rove will be charged or cleared.

If he's still looking at evidence, he hasn't asked the GJ to hand up an indictment. It hasn't happened yet. Doesn't mean it will, doesn't mean it won't. I hope it does. But I see nothing here to suggest any movement yet. The one sentence that seems truthier than most is this:

But according to lawyers for other witnesses in the case, the only thing certain right now is that the investigation and focus on Rove continues.

[MissWaverly]

14. what do you think the odds of Rove being indicted are?

100 to 1?
80 to 1?
60 to 1?
30 to 1?
20 to 1?
10 to 1?
or he will never be indicted at all, this is just a stall to keep stalling so the propaganda
will have a chance to catapult this away from the national attention.

[kpete]

15. good to even better...

Peace!

[MissWaverly]

16. does that mean like 2 to 1

[kpete]

18. actually my opinion is based mostly

on hope....

[MissWaverly]

25. thanks for the Hope

I wish you the best, thanks for the post! I just don't believe the hype anymore.

[stepnw1f]

19. kpete for Duer of the Month!

Thanks for all you do here.

[Patsy Stone]

22. Heck, DUer of the year!

Thanks, kpete.

[symbolman]

24. I appreciate your posts Kpete

but to me this is not news at all, Schuster has been saying this for well over a month, maybe two so far, and for those of us paying attention this appears to prove what we've been saying, there was NO Target Letter received by Rove or Lusking on or before April 26th, and that there has been NO INDICTMENT..

MaDem says it all above..

This just isn't even news, repeater station echo of a real article/TV show being "reported" - the work on this issue was done by someone else, MSNBC.. thanks for watching tv for those who I guess are at work and can't watch themselves..

[DancingBear]

36. Thanks symbolman

for once again differentiating between the indictment and the story.

One can be (hopefully) true, the other false. That fact seems to get lost here sometimes.

[corbett]

27. The Vitriol Was So Bitter That I Haven't Chimed In Until Now (more)

but I never doubted Leopold or Shuster. They are the real deal when it comes to journalists and both of them have said, in effect, the same thing, albeit one saying it with more assertiveness.

I wrote to Jason Leopold to express my support and ask that any supporters reading this do likewise. Drop me a private message if you'd like his personal email address.

[meisje]

29. Tell Jason he is doing a heck of a job.

[Maddy McCall]

30. I've never had any doubts that Rove would be indicted.

I hope it's soon. I don't believe it's happened yet, though.

[DancingBear]

32. Not unless my calendar runs backwards

:)

(I think he'll be indicted, too)

[Imagevision]

33. Actually waiting to hear Rove and Haster being indicted together would

make my year!!

[Tennessee Gal]

34. Rant: I am sick of this! Indict already!

End of rant.

[caligirl]

35. Alright, is Rove out buying a pair of crutchs?

[Generator]

37. Yeah baby!

Pathetic, ironic, fitting, zen-like or "sumpen" like that (as my four year used to say) that silence is our GRAND hope. Deliverance soon.

[Garbo 2004]

38. Never mind. info I wanted in another thread. n/t

[deansyawp]

39. Like most folks here

I ardently hope Shuster's right, but it's sort of kind of getting a bit embarrassing for him, isn't it? Tea leaf reading extraordinaire: if there's a lot of talk, that's bad for Rove; if no one is talking, that's bad for Rove; if the full moon is in Capricorn, presumably that's bad for Rove.

But of course it's like crack for us Fitz junkies ...