Karl Rove is going to testify about outing Valerie Plame

[undercover_brother]

Karl Rove pledged today to testify under oath in order to help discover who outed a CIA operative. The White House has agreed full disclosure to the Senate Committee led by Senator Bill Frist who is investigating what he called "an act of treason against the United States of America and a major obstacle in the War Against Terrorism."

I can't believe we are finally going to find out who did this.

[Roland99]

1. Rove Testifies Before Grand Jury in CIA Leak Investigation

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=168868&page=1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2003 — With election day getting closer the President's top advisor, Karl Rove, took time away from his duties to testify before a federal grand jury this morning. Rove appeared before the federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA officer's name and testified for almost 2 and a half hours.

Rove declined to answer reporters' questions as he departed the federal courthouse and set off in a-non descript bronze colored midsize car. Rove was escorted out of the courthouse by two US Marshals and an unidentified man. Rove sat in the back seat of the car and immediately began making using his cell phone.

Special prosecutor Pat Fitzgerald has been steadily focusing his attention on the White House having interviewed several of President Bush's senior staff members. Other senior White House officials who have appeared before the grand jury to give testimony include White House Counsel Al Gonzalez, White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett, Press Secretary Scott McClellan and former Cheney aide Mary Matalin.

Rove's testimony follows recent efforts by Fitzgerald to compel several reporters to testify before the grand jury. On Wednesday Time Magazine reporter Matt Cooper was held in contempt of court and ordered jailed by federal judge Thomas Hogan. Last week Judge Hogan also held New York Times reporter Judith Miller in contempt of court for refusing to testify before the grand jury hearing the case. Both Cooper and Miller's confinement have been stayed pending appeal. Earlier this year Cooper agreed to provide limited testimony about his conversations with Vice President Cheney's chief of staff Scooter Libby. Libby had agreed to waive his confidentiality with Cooper by signing a waiver.

[Clinton Crusader]

5. this thing is takin' too f**king long...

they cracked Watergate in less time..
:kick:

[Wickerman]

6. He did this a year ago?

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=168868&page=1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2003 — With election day getting closer the President's top advisor, Karl Rove, took time away from his duties to testify before a federal grand jury this morning


that is a weird error.

[BlueEyedSon]

7. What if Rove "doesn't know anything"?

[Clinton Crusader]

11. yeah, he doesnt know anything! And my cat can drive a 4X4

they will ALL say "who? not me, sir, not me", but they ALL know who did this. Some lackey will take the fall, like Abu Ghraib..
:kick:

[BlueEyedSon]

13. Is it Toonces?

[Clinton Crusader]

15. LMAO! Good one!!

:kick:

[Roland99]

16. Looks like they've fixed the typo on the date

[RamboLiberal]

18. Rove was escorted out of the courthouse by two US Marshals

What I dream of is Rove escorted in to the courthouse in cuffs by two US Marshals.

[wysiwyg]

19. Testimony sealed until after the election probably

[yardwork]

2. Valerie Plame

[wurzel]

3. Nor can I

[Grillymom]

4. Right

Rove will tell the truth when monkeys fly out his butt. ( I hope they do. It sounds painful.)}(

[speedoo]

9. Rove is not stupid.

He won't risk perjury, so I believe he will tell the truth, if he is forced to.

[nixonwasbetterthanW]

8. Whoa ... what's this "Frist" committee?

Is the posting in italics from a news story? Frist's office? And was this statement released today?

[undercover_brother]

17. The Republicans Senators don't want this looming in their reelection bids.

Senator Frist and most of the other Republican Senators are going to take the initiative and push hard to uncover who it was before the Nov 2 election in order to avoid fallout later when a possible Democrat President is in the White House next year. They are feeling the tide moving in John Kerry's direction for this years Presidential election and they want to cover their butts.

Word has it that the person who did cause the leak was already planning to leave the cabinet next year anyway. The White House is hoping they can separate blame from themselves like they tried with George Tenet by fully cooporating with the investigation. The individual who is going to take the heat for this one is a VERY high level cabinet officer.

[PretzelWarrior]

10. Kerry has to have an arrow in the quiver for every day til Nov 2

they've got to get Bush and Rove in a death by a thousand cuts. Have the time bombs ready to go off for each and every one of the scandals the WH has officially swept to the side. Keep them playing defense.

[Clinton Crusader]

12. JK took your shoe?

:kick:

[PretzelWarrior]

14. it's a Marc Maron Morning Sedition thing

his swiftboat veterans satire commercial.

FIRETRUCK!

[wysiwyg]

20. Testimony sealed until after the election probably

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