Multiple sources are confiming that Patriack Fitzgerald is meeting with the grand jury today in Washington, DC. As everyone knows, he was scheduled to meet Wednesday, but was called to Chicago to deal with matters relating to the
Conrad Black indictment.
Via
Atrios and
firedoglake, MSNBC and the Washington Post appear to be on top of the story.
UPDATE #3: Dana Milbank confirms the G/J is meeting this morning during the
WaPo's Politics Hour chat:
Bangor, Maine: Any new news on the Plame affair? When or is the grand jury meeting to determine Karl Rove's fate?
Dana Milbank: The grand jury is meeting as we chat this very morning. As for where this is heading, I will use by "reporter's prerogative" to say: I haven't a clue.
Hat tip to reader John Casper for the tip. Hopefully there will be more soon -- am waiting on a call back and some e-mails. (Now back to the Waas article and cleaning up the rest of this morning's yogurt.)
UPDATE #4: PattyLou heard Fitz was meeting as well, on CNN, via the AP, this morning:
ReddHedd, I have been looking for the link too. What I was repeating in my post was the the CNN story I had just heard, which said, "the AP was reporting that Fitz arrived with 2 assoc. and the FBI investigator to the GJ at 9 am this morning. PattyLou | 12.16.05 - 9:11 am
Still not seeing anything in print other than the Milbank comment in the WaPo chat quoted above, but if we're hearing it from multiple news outlets, then I'm satisfied I didn't mis-hear this morning. And I'll await the next Shuster update on MSNBC, if and when I get one.
Raw Story has also posted a potenially explosive headline that, if true, could spell the end for Karl Rove.
Rove email in CIA leak case didn't show
up after two subpoenas, sources say...
If this is true, you can also tack on Obstruction and Failure to Turn Over Evidence along with False Statements. Developments are moving fast, and, if I had to put money down in Vegas, I would say Rove is going down before the end of the year, possible even before Christmas.
Merry Fitzmas, everyone!!!!