A thread in GD is reporting that one of the judges on the grand jury

[CatWoman]

is calling the outing of Valerie a "plot" against her husband.

It was supposedly said by Lawrence O'Donnell on Lou Dobbs' show.

Anyone know anything about this?

Have any more information????

[Sanity Claws]

1. There's only one judge?

Did you mean juror?

[madfloridian]

9. He said "one of the judges."

I don't know how many.

[madfloridian]

2. Yes, that is what O'Donnell said.

Very clearly. He made it clear they were considering it all a serious matter.

[Soup Bean]

3. I heard O'Donnell say that.

He didn't mince words. He said that it was a very serious issue, and it wouldn't have moved forward if the appeals judges involved didn't think it was a crime.

He also said it remains to be seen who the true criminal is.....

[CatWoman]

5. damn, damn, damn

DAMN!!!

I MISSED THIS??!!!!

I hope someone caught it on tape......

[eleny]

7. oh, so it was one of the appeals judges form the past

that makes sense.

[peacetalksforall]

13. It's not serious according to FOX. All is fine with ROVE - he is sitting

pretty. Off the hook. Fox says. I don't get to watch FOX - I saw it for about a half hour - what denial, propaganda denial style.

I hope I can watch FOX again on the day the country hears the charges against whomever.

[MoonRiver]

4. I heard the same thing.

That judge is right on.

[Bumblebee]

6. See another DU thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4112988

[housewolf]

8. Yes, that IS what Lawrence O'Donnell said to Lou Dobbs ...

but that's all I know about it. Lou tried to tease his sources out of him, but he held firm and wouldn't say.

[Eloriel]

10. Ooooo, things are warming up nicely

Aren't they?

Yummy, yummy. COuldn't happen to a bigger creep.

[CatWoman]

11. I must say, when the GOP counterattacked

with the spin and talking points, and with the media repeating it over and over, I was starting to get a little apprehensive :hi:

[tiptoe]

12. Not specifically, but. I recall Wilson (yesterday) saying that a "work up"

on him was started in March 2003. That would have been 4 months before Novak's CNN betrayal of the USA (via outing a NOC agent, which status Ms. Plame was confirmed having by Larry Johnson until the very time of her betrayal.

[peacetalksforall]

14. That would have given them a long time to obtain legal counsel.

Obsiously, they didn't or they got Ashcroft to 'fix'a way.

Other motivations:

Cheney wanted to shut down the Plame/Brewster Jennings investigation.

Bush had a revenge tantrum and demanded they get Wilson.

Libby and Rove were given orders by both.

[quaoar]

15. There are no judges on a grand jury

Grand juries are drawn from the same jury pools that criminal and civil juries come from. That means you or I could end up on a grand jury one day. Grand juries are, however, overseen by a judge, who has the power to dismiss them or extend their terms and who issues subpoenas on their behalf.

Perhaps O'Donnell was talking about a grand juror or a judge overseeing the grand jury.

BTW, the term of the grand jury investigating the Plame case is set to expire in October.

[woodsprite]

16. Could they pussyfoot around until the Oct deadline is passed? n/t