Didn't see this diaried but if I missed it let me know and I'll delete.
The New York Sun reports that Fitzgerald met with the judge after today's adjournment. Sneaky bugger went in the back door to avoid reporters!
Quotes on speculated reasons for the meeting on the flip.
WASHINGTON--The federal prosecutor investigating the alleged involvement of White House officials in the leak of a CIA operative's identity spent most of the lunch hour today meeting with the chief judge of the federal district court in the nation's capital, Judge Thomas Hogan.
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The prosecutor's visit to the chief judge could signal that Mr. Fitzgerald is seeking to extend the term of the grand jury that has been investigating the leak. Judge Hogan would need to approve any extension to the grand jury's term, which was set to expire on Friday.
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Reporters expressed bewilderment as Mr. Fitzgerald returned to the grand jury area without ever having appeared to have left.
In addition to the grand juries, Judge Hogan also oversees most of the practical aspects of running the courthouse. It is possible that Mr. Fitzgerald's visit was to discuss how court personnel would cope with the indictment and arraignment of high-profile White House officials.
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"If he wanted to extend the grand jury, he'd have to ask the chief judge," the ex-prosecutor, Joshua Berman, said. "It's obviously a process that Pat is familiar with."
Mr. Berman said it was also possible that the session was to discuss the logistics of dealing with imminent indictments. "He could just be meeting with the chief judge to discuss the various parameters of what will happen tomorrow," the former prosecutor said.