WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top White House advisor Karl Rove was one of the secret sources that spoke to reporters about a covert CIA operative whose identity was leaked to the media, Newsweek magazine reported in its latest edition.
The magazine said Rove's lawyer, Robert Luskin, confirmed that Rove talked to Time magazine about former ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife, CIA agent Valerie Plame.
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Whether or not Mr. Rove is quilty of a crime is up to prosecutors, judge and jury but at the very least he should not be working at the White House or for any branch of the government.
Great minds think alike. I posted on this as well, then noticed that Sean had just done the same. So, I've removed my post and have now added it to his.
Enjoy:
The Huffington Post - This new evidence could place Rove in serious political, if not legal, jeopardy (or, at least it should). If what I am told is true, this is proof that the Bush White House was using any information it could gather on Joseph Wilson -- even classified information related to national security -- to pursue a vendetta against Wilson, a White House critic. Even if it turns out Rove did not break the law regarding the naming of intelligence officials, this new disclosure could prove Rove guilty of leaking a national security secret to a reporter for political ends. What would George W. Bush do about that?So, being that Rove orchestrates much of everything that this Presidency does, how much did the White House know?
This could get sticky.
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