Raw Story: WSJ saying focus on Cheney's office, maybe not Rove

[DeepModem Mom]

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Journal_Focus_on_on_Cheneys_office_1026.html

Anybody got a subscription to Wall Street Journal online? This is a new WSJ story, this morning.


Raw Story: Journal: Focus is on on Cheney's office in leak probe

WASHINGTON -- With the grand jury in the CIA leak investigation expected to vote soon to bring charges against White House officials, the two-year probe appears to be focused on the office of Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the chief architects and defenders of the administration's Iraq war policy, The Wall Street Journal reported on its (paid-restricted) website 11:37 AM ET Wednesday.

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Administration officials were bracing for the likelihood that Mr. Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, who is known to have talked at least three times with New York Times reporter Judith Miller about the Central Intelligence Agency operative whose identity was leaked, would be indicted, according to people close to the administration. Others in the vice president's office also could face charges, these people said.

It isn't clear if anyone outside the vice president's office would be charged with a crime. President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, testified four times before the grand jury, but as of late yesterday, it wasn't clear if he would be caught in the prosecutor's net. If Mr. Rove isn't charged, it would be a relief for the White House and Republicans -- though one significantly tempered if several White House officials are indicted....

[thinkingwoman]

1. yet another leak

by Rove's attorney hoping beyond hope that some deal can be made that spares Rove an indictment.

[TrueAmerican]

2. And GOP is trying to sell it as the OSP is leaking the info

Making Fitz look like a hippocrite.

[thinkingwoman]

3. yep, helped by the likes of

Daryn Kagan, RushHO extraordinaire. :eyes:

[electropop]

4. Just another round in the internecine battle inside the WH.

Leaks and counter-leaks from the various camps, and most are purely made-up BS. It's every pasty white man for himself at this point.

[DURHAM D]

5. I thought Rove got "the letter". However, I read that

Fitzgerald met with Rove's attorney yesterday - have no idea what that means.