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April 26, 2006
Prosecutor Plays Game According to His Own Clock
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has Karl Rove back before the Grand Jury investigating the Valerie Plame leak. (AP) He obviously is ensuring that he is playing properly and not reacting to the needs of the media or the public.
Rove consulted with his private lawyers before a scheduled afternoon court appearance and was prepared to answer questions about evidence that emerged since his last grand jury appearance last fall, the person said, speaking only on condition of anonymity because of grand jury secrecy rules.
That new evidence includes information that emerged late last year that Rove's attorney had conversations with Time magazine reporter Viveca Novak during a critical time in the case.
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald met with the grand jury Wednesday. Among other things he is investigating why Rove originally failed to disclose to prosecutors that he had talked to Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper about the outed CIA operative, Valerie Plame, back in 2003.
Posted by Chip Spear at April 26, 2006 1:38 PM