Somebody just ratted out Karl Rove

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Friday October 21, 2005 · 10:53 AM PDT

2005/10/21 · 10:53

Uh oh Karl, you got some 'splainin to do.

This is how it works--get the rats under the spotlight and they start turning on each other. More below the fold:

The WSJ kinda buries the lede, but here it is:

Yesterday, one former administration official said Karl Rove, the deputy White House chief of staff, had discussed former diplomat Joseph Wilson and the role of his wife, Ms. Plame, with White House staffers in 2003. That buttresses the possibility that Mr. Fitzgerald is investigating charges related to leaking classified information.

The former official said Mr. Rove had these discussions after Mr. Wilson went public with claims that the Bush administration had twisted intelligence to build support for the Iraq war. Mr. Rove discussed discrediting Mr. Wilson, the former official said, adding that Mr. Rove didn't necessarily name Ms. Plame or make her a key talking point in conversations with other White House officials. Prosecutors have been told of these internal discussions.

Robert Luskin, an attorney for Mr. Rove, said, "The allegation is maliciously false."

Somebody is singing like a bird. Conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act, perjury, obstruction. Those words will figure in Rove's future.
Karl turned on Scooter. Now somebody has turned on Karl. There is no honor among thieves.

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