Originally published November 27 2005
Prosecutor plans strategy for the CIA leak case
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, special counsel in the C.I.A. leak case, is considering whether he will bring charges of obstruction of justice and perjury against Karl Rove and I. Lewis Libby.
Among the charges that Mr. Fitzgerald is considering are perjury, obstruction of justice and false statement - counts that suggest the prosecutor may believe the evidence presented in a 22-month grand jury inquiry shows that the two White House aides sought to cover up their actions, the lawyers said.
Mr. Rove and Mr. Libby have been advised that they may be in serious legal jeopardy, the lawyers said, but only this week has Mr. Fitzgerald begun to narrow the possible charges.
The case has cast a cloud over the White House, as has the Congressional criticism over the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet E. Miers.
On Thursday, responding to a reporter's question, Mr. Bush said: "There's some background noise here, a lot of chatter, a lot of speculation and opining.
The possible violations under consideration by Mr. Fitzgerald are peripheral to the issue he was appointed in December 2003 to investigate: whether anyone in the administration broke a federal law that makes it a crime, under certain circumstances, to reveal the identity of a covert intelligence officer.
Mr. Novak identified her in a column on July 14, 2003, using her maiden name, Valerie Plame.
The accounts given by Mr. Rove and Mr. Libby about their conversations with reporters have been under investigation almost from the start.
Wilson, and questioned them in grand jury appearances about their conversations with reporters, how they learned Ms.
Mr. Rove did not tell the grand jury about his phone conversation with Mr. Cooper until months into the leak investigation, long after he had testified about his conversation with Mr. Novak, the lawyers said.
Later, Mr. Rove said he had not recalled the conversation with Mr. Cooper until the discovery of an e-mail message about it that he sent to Stephen J. Hadley, then the deputy national security adviser.
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