Breaking: Rove and Libby have been advised they may be in serious legal jeopardy

[gldstwmn]

On MSNBC crawl now:

"Fitzgerald focusing on whether rove and Libby sought to mislead prosecutors.

Possible charges "peripheral to the issue" he was appointed to investigate"

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

On MSNBC crawl now:

"Fitzgerald focusing on whether rove and Libby sought to mislead prosecutors.

Possible charges "peripheral to the issue" he was appointed to investigate"

I think now that the lid is off a barrel of monkeys (pun intended) is now emerging.Now I'm thinking we can just sit back and watch while Chimpco implodes from within.

[golddustdragon]

Now the only way this ****storm can be stopped is through martial law. Otherwise they are f***ed.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I think now that the lid is off a barrel of monkeys (pun intended) is now emerging.

I think the can of worms metaphor works rather nicely too, don't you?

I knew all this horrible **** would come out eventually, but I honestly didn't think it'd be until a new administration moved in. I guess sometimes the system actually starts to work even better than you hope.

[estranged4life]

Well s**t, What should I do now? I am one f**kin' Clueless George!

[irishgrl]

The articles Ive read said that the charges are most likely to be the easier to prove ones, to wit:

While Fitzgerald could still charge administration officials with knowingly revealing Plame's identity, several lawyers in the case said he was more likely to seek charges for easier-to-prove crimes such as making false statements, obstruction of justice and disclosing classified information. He may also bring a broad conspiracy charge, the lawyers said.

which is disappointing to me because I want HEADS TO ROLL! I want TAR! I want FEATHERS! I want them to wear a huge red M on their chests (for Moron or Monkey Boy's Minion) I wish they could be publicly hanged by their necks until dead! Better yet, make them chum for the Great White Shark Tank at your favorite Water Park............oh well

[strandinthewind]

I had a thought last night when I was drinking with friends. Does anyone think that now that the 7 billion is missing in Iraq and the oil and other contracts in Iraq have mostly played out, W and Co. no longer care about running the country - they got what they wanted and hoodwinked both conservatives and liberals in the process. I know its a stretch, but think about the inaction of late and its a little scary.

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I had a thought last night when I was drinking with friends. Does anyone think that now that the 7 billion is missing in Iraq and the oil and other contracts in Iraq have mostly played out, W and Co. no longer care about running the country - they got what they wanted and hoodwinked both conservatives and liberals in the process. I know its a stretch, but think about the inaction of late and its a little scary.

Ive often thot that W didnt give a rats ass about this country or our people.
Im sure he has more incompetence up his sleeve but yeah, I think they've pretty much accomplished what they set out to accomplish. I guess they figure someone else can mop up. I dont envy the next poor soul who sits in the White House....

[gldstwmn]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041100879.html

Fitzgerald Launches Web Site

By Dan Froomkin
Special to washingtonpost.com
Friday, October 21, 2005; 1:00 PM

Special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has just launched his own brand-new Web site.

Could it be that he's getting ready to release some new legal documents? Like, maybe, some indictments? It's certainly not the action of an office about to fold up its tents and go home.

Fitzgerald spokesman Randall Samborn minimized the significance of the Web launch in an interview this morning.

"I would strongly caution, Dan, against reading anything into it substantive, one way or the other," he said. "It's really a long overdue effort to get something on the Internet to answer a lot of questions that we get . . . and to put up some of the documents that we have had ongoing and continued interest in having the public be able to access."

OK, OK. But will the Web site be used for future documents as well?

"The possibility exists," Samborn said.

Among the documents currently available on the site:

* The December 30, 2003, memo from then-acting attorney general James B. Comey establishing Fitzgerald as an independent special counsel with "all the authority of the Attorney General with respect to the Department's investigation into the alleged unauthorized disclosure of a CIA employee's identity."

* A Feb. 6, 2004, follow-up confirming that his mandate "includes the authority to investigate and prosecute violations of any federal laws related to the underlying alleged unauthorized disclosure, as well as federal crimes committed in the course of, and with intent to interfere with, your investigation."

The Web site is "bare bones" and is "still a work in progress," Samborn said. "We have some document formatting issues that we're still resolving." As a result, the site has not yet been officially announced -- although there is a link from Fitzgerald's home page as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.

Up until now, the only official repository for documents related to the special counsel's investigation had been a page on the U.S. District Court's Web site. But it only included court motions and rulings.

Incidentally, if you call the number the new Web site lists for Fitzgerald's D.C. office, the phone is somewhat mysteriously answered "counterespionage section."

But as Samborn explained to me, that's because the special prosecutor is borrowing space in the Justice Department's Bond Building from the counterespionage section. "The office of special counsel doesn't really have its own dedicated space," he said.

snip
Click the link for the full article.

[estranged4life]

Rove and Libby can join their other GOP buddy in his presentation of his fall clothing line for crooked GOP's:

The Tom DeLay 2005 Fall clothing line

__________________

"To acknowledge death is to accept freedom and responsibility."

[irishgrl]

Among the documents currently available on the site:

* The December 30, 2003, memo from then-acting attorney general James B. Comey establishing Fitzgerald as an independent special counsel with "all the authority of the Attorney General with respect to the Department's investigation into the alleged unauthorized disclosure of a CIA employee's identity."

* A Feb. 6, 2004, follow-up confirming that his mandate "includes the authority to investigate and prosecute violations of any federal laws related to the underlying alleged unauthorized disclosure, as well as federal crimes committed in the course of, and with intent to interfere with, your investigation."

Hmmmm maybe by making these ^ documents available he may be informing the public what his powers are so if the White House tries any shenanigans, people will have the information to know that Fitzgerald has the authority no matter what the White House says.....

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

Rove and Libby can join their other GOP buddy in his presentation of his fall clothing line for crooked GOP's:

The Tom DeLay 2005 Fall clothing line

Har! you didnt get the mug shot you wanted so you made yer own! Clever Brian! you should post that somewhere extremely public, like a special page dedicated to the Downfall of DeLay!

[SteveMacD]

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[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

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Yep.

[gldstwmn]