What would be the advantage of Turd's lawyer leaking he's getting off

[Sugarcoated]

if he actually isn't getting off.

[Gyre]

1. That's what all high-publicity-case defense lawyers say. Always!

Look at how T. Delay is trying to reputationally throw-down Ronnie Earl in the press. They'd be attacking Fitz personally and reputationally too if they weren't worried that he had them by the short ones. (They're a slight bit smarter than Delay)

Gyre

[Sugarcoated]

3. It just seems hollow

Desperate. If he's not trying to smear Fitz a la Delay in his case, then I still can't see why they would leak this. Especially if he's going down tomorrow.

[punpirate]

2. Pushing a meme, so that the public...

... when he's indicted, will tend to think that the prosecutor is just being vindictive.

It's all a PR game.

[Sugarcoated]

4. Okay

I think I can see that. Convince the public via the most trusted paper, the NYT, that he's getting off, then when Fitz indicts it looks like he was messing with him, or maybe being too harsh?

[deadparrot]

5. An attempt to control the story as long as possible. nt

[Oilwellian]

6. Or maybe Rove is busting at the seams, trying to decide...

whether he's going to squeal and cop a plea. The eleventh hour approaches. :D

[DefenseLawyer]

7. He's still got to defend himself

If Rove didn't actually get a "target letter" (which isn't required), his lawyer could say "They told us he wouldn't be indicted, that there wasn't enough evidence. But then the prosecutor went and indicted him anyway! He is reckless and brought this baseless charge knowing that there wasn't really enough evidence, in an attempt to justify his investigation. I am shocked. Shocked!"

[Sugarcoated]

10. My little mind

has trouble keeping up with the chess match. I just hope to God Patrick Fitzgerald's genius outsmarts criminal genius.

[Zen Democrat]

8. Maybe it's Libby's lawyer talking to the Times.

He would know for sure re: the Libby indictment.

I really believe that Fitzgerald alone knows what is going to happen tomorrow.

[Jersey Devil]

9. To make Fitz seem like a mean double crosser

My client was cooperating! He went before the GJ four times voluntarily. He told the truth and had nothing to hide. The mean prosecutor twisted his words to try to make him look like a liar because he has a political agenda. He stabbed my client in the back and he was only trying to tell the truth.

That's how it works.

[Historic NY]

11. To soften the blow, when he is...........

they like trying to get the ball in their court.

[longship]

12. Spin, Spin, Spin, Spin, Spin.

nt