Lawyer: Rove Will Not Be Charged in CIA Leak Case
13 June 2006
The lawyer for top White House advisor Karl Rove says his client will not be charged in connection with the leak of an undercover CIA officer's identity.
In a statement, the lawyer, Robert Luskin, said special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald formally advised them Monday that he does not anticipate seeking charges against Rove.
Rove had testified five times before the grand jury investigating the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame.
Plame's covert CIA status was revealed in the media in July 2003, shortly after her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, accused the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence in the lead-up to the war in Iraq.
The grand jury is looking into whether the White House intentionally leaked Plame's identity in retribution for Wilson's criticism.
Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, has been indicted on charges of lying, perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with the case.
Under certain circumstances, disclosing the identity of a covert CIA officer is a violation of federal law.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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