Tweety Just Said: We'll Know In About A Week Regarding Plame

[Me.]

He also called Vacula the Prince of Darkness.

[louis-t]

1. Is Tweety going into "ass-protect mode"?

Sounds like he's trying to distance himself from the criminals.

[annabanana]

3. He's in the cat bird seat

He gets to be a genius prognosticator..

[porphyrian]

4. Why would you think otherwise?

He at least want to have the appearance of credibility.

[Me.]

7. Not Really

At least not this time. He has been involved in this from the beginning. Don't forget he is the one who informed Wilson that Rove had told him (Mathews), that "Wilson's wife is fair game". It has also been mentioned that he testified before the grand jury, but he has kept his own council about the entire matter. Now, he seems to be initiating the conversation. Fitz called Wilson on September 29th. What he said no one knows but if you wanted to speculate you could say maybe he told Wilson that indictments are on the way, and then Wilson, returning the favor for the heads up Mathews gave him, made a call and told Mathews what Fitz said. And that is why this sudden spate of shows highlighting the matter. Just speculation on my part mind you.

[Canuckistanian]

2. What the hell dows he know?

Fitzgerald has been pretty good at containing leaks. Why would he leak anything to Tweety?

[snippy]

5. I think the leaks about likely indictments are coming from

defense attorneys who have been notified by Fitzgerald that it is likely that their clients will be indicted.

[Demobrat]

8. Does Fitz have to let the defense lawyers know anything

before the indictments actually come down? How does it work? Do the indictees have to be in court?

[snippy]

12. No, but prosecutors often notify defense attorneys

in white collar crime cases involving multiple defendants so that plea bargaining in exchange for testimony can occur. I think that is very possible in this case. Plus, Fitzgerald might of sent target letters to some people.

When indictments are issued, the prosecutor can have the defendants arrested, but I think that is unlikely in this case. Whoever is indicted will have to appear in court to enter a plea and request bail.

[H2O Man]

6. Chris Matthews

was a witness in the case. He has had substantial contact with attorneys connected to the case, in a wide range of ways. Matthews has not attempted to make it look like Fitzgerald has "leaked" to him; quite the opposite, he has honored Fitzgerald's request that he not speak about his role publicly.

[Canuckistanian]

11. Oh, that's right! (slaps forehead)

Disregard previous post.

[SillyGoose]

9. This will be one long week.

You know how when you're waiting for something, time seems to go by so slowly. Frustrating as all hell.

I had to laugh when Tweety so casually referred to Novack as the Prince of Darkness. }(

[shenmue]

10. Which translates as...

"My friends and I are pretty darn guilty. Look out, chain gang, here we come!"

[Mr_Spock]

13. Yeah, he's really stepping out on a limb there

:eyes:

Anybody who's following this story could say that and have a better than 50% chance of being right - big whoop Tweety. :D

[mod mom]

14. On Hardball it was implied that Fitzgerals had been over zealous in a case

with an Islamic Foundation.

Read this earlier on DU:

-snip-
The legal fight over the CIA leak case isn't the only time Miller and Fitzgerald have been at odds.
In fall 2001, Miller and Times Washington correspondent Philip Shenon were reporting on Islamic charities suspected of funnelling money to al Qaeda.
At that time, Fitzgerald was leading the prosecution as the newly named U.S. attorney in Chicago. He and the Justice Department argued that Miller's calls while working the story tipped off a foundation to an impending raid -- a charge the Times rejects.
In June 2002, Miller wrote about an Egyptian-American pilot who had been a crucial informant against al-Qaeda in the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa. The pilot said the American government failed to live up to promises to compensate him and to protect him from severe reprisals in Egypt.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4953685

[Me.]

15. On That Islamic "Charity" Thing

What Miller did was tip them off that the FBI was on the way, and it is thought that it was done on purpose. Fitz tried to subpoena the phone records from the Times as part of his case, but a judge denied him access. I don't know if the case or investigation is over, but what I know of him leads me to believe he will come back to it. She, should be careful. She's been messin' where she oughten and he knows it. And if she tried to get away with lying to him, he will hold her feet to the fire. He's one person JM can't charm.