Numerous lawyers involved in the 22-month-old investigation said they are bracing for Fitzgerald to bring criminal charges against administration officials. They speculated, based on his questions, that he may be focused on charges of false statements, obstruction of justice or violations of the Espionage Act involving the release of classified government information to unauthorized persons. The grand jury's term is to expire Oct. 28.
Looks like everybody's talking now. And now they're talking espionage.
This is not a guy who would walk away with nothing," said one lawyer involved in the case. Another lawyer familiar with the case said there is no way to tell which direction Fitzgerald is going.
I like the sound of that.
Some legal sources are focused on their clients' exposure under the broad language of the Espionage Act. They say a prosecutor could argue that any official or private citizen, including Rove or Libby, committed a felony by transferring classified information to reporters about Plame.
Is this Miller's lawyer talking?
The article also says that Miller's notes "reveal that the two discussed Bush administration critic and former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV about three weeks before the name of Wilson's wife, covert CIA operative Valerie Plame, appeared in a syndicated column written by Robert D. Novak."
See also pollyusa's diary about Cheney being a possible target and jorndorff's diary for more background on Miller going back to testify.