BREAKING!! Karl Rove May Face Imminent Indictment; Scheduled to Testify Before Plamegate Grand Jury One Last Time

By Jason Leopold
(C) 2005 Jason Leopold

Karl Rove, President Bush's top adviser, will testify for the fourth time before a grand jury investigating the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson's identity to syndicated columnist Robert Novak, Rove's attorney said Thursday.

According to sources close to the investigation, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has advised Rove's legal team that they cannot guarantee that Rove will not be indicted following his 11th hour testimony in the case.

Rove's testimony before the grand jury, which is expected to wrap up proceedings at the end of the month, was worked out Sept. 30, following testimony given to the grand jury by New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who spent three months incarcerated in a federal prison for refusing to testify about the source that leaked Plame-Wilson's name to her.

Prior to accepting an offer from Rove's legal team allowing Rove to testify, Fitzgerald indicated to Rove's attorney that despite the testimony there was no guarantee that Rove would not face indictment in the two year old investigation.

Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, told the Associated Press Thursday he would not comment on any ongoing discussion he has had with Fitzgerald's office but that he has been assured no decisions on charges have been made. Rove would first have to receive what is known as a target letter if he is about to be indicted.

"I can say categorically that Karl has not received a target letter from the special counsel. The special counsel has confirmed that he has not made any charging decisions in respect to Karl," Luskin said, according to the AP.

He said that Rove "continues to be cooperative voluntarily" with the special counsel investigation and "beyond that, any communication I have or may have in the future are going to be treated as completely confidential."

Rumors have been swirling for the past few days that top officials in the Bush administration may face indictment by the end of the week.