Look On The Sunny Side
Oct 27th, 2005 at 10:22 pm by Susie
Remember, the only bad indictment is no indictment at all:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - Associates of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, expected an indictment on Friday charging him with making false statements to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak inquiry, lawyers in the case said Thursday.
Karl Rove, President Bush’s senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, will not be charged on Friday, but will remain under investigation, people briefed officially about the case said. As a result, they said, the special counsel in the case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, was likely to extend the term of the federal grand jury beyond its scheduled expiration on Friday..
As rumors coursed through the capital, Mr. Fitzgerald gave no public signal of how he intends to proceed, further intensifying the anxiety that has gripped the White House and left partisans on both sides of the political aisle holding their breath.
Mr. Fitzgerald’s preparations for a Friday announcement were shrouded in secrecy, but advanced amid a flurry of behind-the-scenes discussions that left open the possibility of last-minute surprises. As the clock ticked down on the grand jury, people involved in the case did not rule out the disclosure of previously unknown aspects of the case.
UPDATE from WashPo:
The White House, district court officials and two possible targets of the CIA leak investigation were making preparations yesterday for the possible announcement of indictments by special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald today, according to several sources familiar with the investigation.
Two sources said I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff, was shopping for a white-collar criminal lawyer and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove began assembling a public relations team in the event they are indicted.
Ooooh, I like that — Rove assembling a PR team.
Yeah, that oughtta do it. Just a little spin is all that’s needed.
I wonder who’s financing this?
I take it that one can not discuss pardons prior to indictment as that would be obstruction? So is it better to squeeze more out of Rove before indictment than after? Is this how it works?
I suppose it would be beyond hope to wish that the rumored 22 indictments happen. That’s all I want for Fitzmas. At the least, I hope he indicts Scooter, Cheney, TurdBlossom and the entire WHIG group.