Someone tell me again why Novak is not facing jail time!

[gatorboy]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=ap/cia_leak

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N.Y. Times Reporter Wary of Outing Source

NEW YORK - A New York Times reporter said Friday that she is deeply reluctant to divulge a confidential source to prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover CIA (news - web sites) officer's identify, even if the source permitted her to do so.

Judith Miller faces up to 18 months in jail for refusing to cooperate with prosecutors investigating the leak. Miller, who gathered material for a story but never wrote one, was held in contempt Thursday by a federal judge in Washington.

She said she would have to be certain the source's decision to be identified "is really voluntary" before she considered disclosing the source's name.

Fitzgerald is investigating whether a crime was committed when someone leaked the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame, whose name was published by syndicated columnist Robert Novak on July 14, 2003. Novak cited two "senior administration officials" as his sources.
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I still don't understand why Novak is getting such an obvious free ride here...

[slor]

1. My guess...

prison officials believe his face is too ugly to contain.

[EstimatedProphet]

2. Because Novak is "big people"

if anyof us "little people" did what he did, we'd be executed. But he's "big people", so he gets a pat on the back.
Our government governs against us, not for us.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Because he is still one of the subjects of an ongoing

grand jury investigation.

Miller is a witness, who is refusing to testify. That is why she is being charged with contempt of court. When the Grand Jury finishes their investigation, Bob Novak will probably be indited.

[Ducks In A Row]

4. but not until the end of the election

then bush will pardon bob