@@ Can JEW say "indictment"? @@
Arash
October 25, 2005
Fitzgerald has decided to seek indictments, those near inquiry say
Jason Leopold & John Byrne
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Fitzgerald) has decided to seek indictments in
the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson and has submitted at least one to
the grand jury, those close to the investigation tell Raw Story.
Fitzgerald will seek at least two indictments, the sources say. They note that it
remains to be seen whether the grand jury will approve the charges.
Those familiar with the case state that Fitzgerald may not seek indictments that
assert officials leaked Valerie Plame Wilson's name illegally
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plame_affair). Rather, they say that he will focus
charges in the arena of lying to investigators. The sources said, however, they
wouldn't rule out charges of conspiracy.
The specifics of the charges remain unclear, and they are not final, so charges
beyond lying to the grand jury could certainly be handed down.
Any possible indictments are now in the hands of the grand jury. They are expected to
be made public later this week.
Raw Story has not learned who Fitzgerald is seeking to charge. Reports indicate that
of those fingered in the case, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Irv Lewis
"Scooter" Libby (http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/libby/libby.php), is in the most
jeopardy. President Bush's Deputy Chief of Staff, Karl Rove, also appears to have
given conflicting testimony to the grand jury.
Fitzgerald could also charge those who leaked Plame Wilson's name to reporters. Karl
Rove (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove) and Lewis Libby
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Libby) have not been identified as the sources in
Robert Novak's July 14, 2003 column which first identified Plame as a covert agent
and the husband of Joseph Wilson, a critic of the Administration's Iraq intelligence.
Novak cited "senior administration officials" as his sources for the report.
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/robertnovak/2003/07/14/160881.html
In a later column, Robert Novak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Novak) said one
of his sources was "no partisan gunslinger".
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/robertnovak/2003/10/01/168398.html
Raw Story revealed last week that David Wurmser
(http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/wurmser_d/wurmser-d.php) and John Hannah
(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Hannah), both aides who worked with
Cheney, were cooperating with Fitzgerald's probe. The story was later confirmed by
the New York Daily News.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/357377p-304538c.html
Both were purportedly involved in passing information about Valerie Plame Wilson.
Last week, Hannah's lawyer told Newsweek his client "knew nothing" about the leak and
is not a target of Fitzgerald's investigation.
Added in second revision: "The sources said, however, they wouldn't rule out charges
of conspiracy". As a point of clarification, the original version of this article
didn't intend to preclude charges beyond lying to investigators. Again, it is
important to note that the decision-making process on the nature of the charges is
still ongoing.
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Fitzgerald_has_decided_to_seek_indictments_1025.html