This diary is so breakin' it's Kevin Bacon!
Jason Leopold "reports" that Patrick Fitzgerald has already filed charges against Rove with the Grand Jury. HOT DAMN!!!.....
Late Thursday afternoon and early Friday morning, several White House officials were bracing for the possibility that Fitzgerald would call a news conference and announce a Rove indictment today following the prosecutor's meeting with the grand jury this morning. However, sources close to the probe said that is unlikely to happen, despite the fact that Fitzgerald has already presented the grand jury with a list of charges against Rove. If an indictment is returned by the grand jury, it will be filed under seal.
But hang on. Charges have been presented, but we won't know about it because they will be filed under seal?? Haven't we heard that before? I seem to remember something about 20 indictments, all under seal?
But wait. According to another arcticle, the Grand Jury has had these charges since late April, and were going to vote on it in the first week of May
Friday 28 April 2006
Despite vehement denials by his attorney, who said this week that Karl Rove is neither a "target" nor in danger of being indicted in the CIA leak case, the special counsel leading the investigation has already written up charges against Rove, and a grand jury is expected to vote on whether to indict the Deputy White House Chief of Staff sometime next week, sources knowledgeable about the probe said Friday afternoon.
Before Libby was indicted, Leopold's "sources" told him that
Fitzgerald intended to announce that he had secured indictments against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, and Karl Rove, President Bush's deputy chief of staff, Wednesday afternoon as well as two people who work outside of the administration, those close to the case said.
How'd that turn out?
Back in October, Leopold reported that it was "confirmed" that the investigation had expanded and that Fitz would pursue broader conspiracy charges.
While many public officials and the media have long believed that Fitzgerald was not only looking into the identity of administration officials that leaked Plame's name to reporters, this is the first time there is information there is confirmation the investigation had expanded to investigate the Niger forgeries.
Sources close to the case said Fitzgerald will empanel a new grand jury and pursue broader conspiracy charges against senior officials inside the Bush administration as well as other people who worked at the State Department, and the National Security Council. Fitzgerald is expected to make an official announcement of his intentions going forward Friday.
bzzzzzzt! Wrong again, Leopold! Sources close to MY ASS, maybe!
(note: not actual ass of Buffalo Girl)
Leopold's SCOOP goes right in the POOOPER SCOOPER! I think that if this doesn't turn out to be true by late Monday, we should all pitch in and send him dozens of THESE, as a sort of anti-Helen Thomas gesture.