04 October 2005

High-level conspiracy charges in Plamegate case?

Remember Plamegate? Well, it may be coming to a head.

From Editor & Publisher:
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Many observers of the unfolding Plame/CIA case lament the revelations in the federal grand jury probe but suggest it may all be in vain because the level of malfeasance may not produce a specific criminal charge. But that doesn't mean serious charges -- including far-ranging ones, connecting the offices of Karl Rove and Vice President Dick Cheney -- could not be brought, via the "conspiracy" route.

Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald may announce his intentions as early as this week, now that Judith Miller has testified.

Speculation is rampant in Washington this [past] weekend, with ABC's George Stephanopolous adding fuel to the fire Sunday morning, disclosing on the "This Week" program that "a source close to this told me this week that President Bush and Vice President Cheney were actually involved in some of these discussions" involving Valerie Plame.
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