Viveca Novak to give sworn deposition to FITZ tomorrow

[kpete]

per firedoglake,from spokesperson for NY Observer:

Time's Novak to Testify Tomorrow

Time reporter Viveca Novak is scheduled to give a sworn deposition to special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald tomorrow, a spokesperson for the magazine confirmed.

Novak is expected to discuss under oath her conversations with Robert Luskin, Karl Rove's attorney, in May 2004.

The New York Times reported last week that Novak may have told Luskin that Rove had been Time reporter Matt Cooper's source in the Valerie Plame Wilson leak affair.

Novak will give her deposition to Fitzgerald tomorrow without going before the grand jury. Fitzgerald’s spokesperson Randall Samborn declined to comment. Novak and her attorney, Henry Schuelke, did not return calls seeking comment.
http://www.haloscan.com/comments/firedoglake/113399140109874896

[Botany]

1. Oh Karl?!

[gkhouston]

2. Botany, love, you need to fix that animation

Rove keeps wriggling his way back up out of the flames. We don't want that, now do we? ;-)

[Botany]

4. So he gets off for a little bit .....

...... soon or later he will be back on the spit. Remember that daddy bush fired Rove in 1992 for leaking stories to
Bob Novak. BTW Another grand jury and the FBI are looking into his links with Abramoff ..... in 2002
a DoJ prosecutor was about to indict Abramoff for his "Guam operations" but bush interceded and fired the
prosecutor after Abramoff called Rove. And Abramoff's #1 man is now helping Fitz.

:popcorn:

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Didn't she already testify

a week or two ago? A second trip back to the GJ would be significant.

[H2O Man]

5. I believe that

this will be her first meeting with Fitzgerald. She is apparently scheduled to give a deposition, not testify to the grand jury. Either way, it is giving testimony under oath.

For a slight clarification, Fitzgerald will question her about conversations she had with Luskin that started in May, 2004. It is not clear exactly how many discussions were involved, and over exactly what period of time.

You are correct that this is significant.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. It's still a call back

that's good.

I hear that Susan Ralston has been 'transfered' too. They just buried her somewhere in the Commerce Dept. LOL.

[H2O Man]

8. I am not aware

of it being a call-back. It is possible, of course. But most reports, including from Time, suggest that it is the first time.

It is still very significant.

[Missy Vixen]

12. I'm surprised she didn't leave outright

>They just buried her somewhere in the Commerce Dept. LOL.<

Someone's unhappy with her.

IMHO, YMMV.

Julie

[truth2power]

10. I hope Ms. Novak

is in a secure location tonight.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

6. It's So Sad We Ain't Allowed To Say Merry Fitzmas Anymore. Happy Holidays!

:)

[kpete]

9. UPDATE:

Time's Novak to Testify Tomorrow

Time reporter Viveca Novak is scheduled to give a sworn deposition to special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald tomorrow, a spokesperson for the magazine confirmed.

Novak is expected to discuss under oath her conversations with Robert Luskin, Karl Rove's attorney, in May 2004.

The New York Times reported last week that Novak may have told Luskin that Rove had been Time reporter Matt Cooper's source in the Valerie Plame Wilson leak affair.

Novak will give her deposition to Fitzgerald tomorrow without going before the grand jury. Fitzgerald’s spokesperson Randall Samborn declined to comment. Novak and her attorney, Henry Schuelke, did not return calls seeking comment.

--Gabriel Sherman
http://www.observer.com/themediamob/2005/12/times-novak-to-testify-tomorrow.html

[Missy Vixen]

11. Ever had a deposition?

It's the legal equivalent of a root canal without Novocain. :scared:

Julie