Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Rove won't be prosecuted

From MSNBC:
Top White House aide Karl Rove has been told by prosecutors he won’t be charged with any crimes in the investigation into leak of a CIA officer's identity, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Attorney Robert Luskin said that special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald informed him of the decision on Monday, ending months of speculation about the fate of one of President Bush’s closest advisers. Rove testified five times before a grand jury.

Fitzgerald has already secured a criminal indictment against Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.

This isn't good for the Democrats chances of winning back Congress in November. Rove will now be able to practice his dirty politics without the distraction of an indictment hanging over his head. I can hear the Bush supporters laughing already.