Karl Rove Indictment Long Overdue

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On April 28, 2006, Jason Leopold, an investigative journalist who has consistently forecast up-coming events in the CIA leak case far in advance of the mainstream media, is citing "sources knowledgeable about the probe" in reporting that:

"Despite vehement denials by his attorney who said this week that Karl Rove is neither a "target" nor in danger of being indicted in the CIA leak case, the special counsel leading the investigation has already written up charges against Rove, and a grand jury is expected to vote on whether to indict the Deputy White House Chief of Staff sometime next week."
For most Americans, this bit of news will be viewed as long overdue. The criminal indictment filed by the grand jury against Scooter Libby leaves no doubt about who leaked what and when.

By Evelyn Pringle

Complete Best Syndication Article

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Madsen report on Rove Indictment:

May 17, 2006 -- LATE EDITION -- WMR can report tonight
on more details concerning the confusing reports
regarding Karl Rove and Special Prosecutor Patrick
Fitzgerald from last Friday. WMR can confirm that the
appearance of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before
the Grand Jury at the US Federal Courthouse in
Washington (in the new annex next to the old building)
was a formality in which the jury informed the
Attorney General of their decision to indict Karl
Rove. That proceeding lasted for less than 30 minutes
and took place shortly after noon. Gonzales's personal
security detachment was present in the courthouse
during the Grand Jury briefing. From the courthouse,
Gonzales's motorcade proceeded directly down
Constitution Avenue to the Department of Justice.

According to sources within the Patton and Boggs law
firm, Karl Rove was present at the law firm's building
on M Street. WMR was told by a credible source that a
Patton and Boggs attorney confirmed that Fitzgerald
paid a visit to the law firm to inform Rove attorney
Robert Luskin and Rove that an indictment would be
returned by the Grand Jury against Rove. Contrary to
other reports, some of which may have emanated from
the Rove camp in order to create diversions and
smokescreens, the meetings at Patton and Boggs did not
last 15 hours nor was a 24-hour notice of intent to
indict delivered to Rove. In the Scooter Libby case
last October, after the Grand Jury decided to indict
Libby on [CORRECTION: Wednesday October 19] and the
Attorney General personally heard the decision the
same day at a meeting with the jury, the actual
indictment was issued Friday, October 28. Several
sources have told WMR that an announcement concerning
the indictment of Rove will be made on Friday, May 19
generally following the same scenario from October 28,
2005 -- the posting of the indictment on the Special
Prosecutor's web site followed by a press conference
at Main Justice.

WMR was also told by a credible source that part of
the reason for Fitzgerald's visit to Patton and Boggs
was to inform Rove attorney Luskin that he has moved
into the category of a "subject" of the special
prosecutor's investigation as a result of a
conversation with Time reporter Viveca Novak, in which
Novak told Luskin that Rove was a source for Time's
Matt Cooper. The special prosecutor, who has
prosecuted one defense attorney in the Hollinger case,
is reportedly investigating whether Luskin, as an
officer of the court, may have violated laws on
obstruction of justice.

WMR has also discovered that last year Rove, realizing
he remained a lightning rod in the CIA Leakgate
scandal, made preliminary plans to move into the
private sector from the White House to take political
heat off the Bush administration. However, as it
became clear that he was in over his head legally and
his legal bills piled up, Rove decided to remain at
the White House. UPDATED May 18, 2006

http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/

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