And why, when asked if the investigation is ongoing, does Sanborn continue to issue the same "no comment"? Surely he can tell us that much.
Speculation: Perhaps a "runaway Grand Jury" has commandeered the case. Or perhaps someone managed to clip Fitzgerald's wings.
I shall take the liberty of repeating CS's summary points:
1. We know Fitzgerald’s Office has done an about face with regards to the ongoing status of this investigation.The bottom line (for CS):
2. We know that Fitzgerald has not confirmed or denied Luskin and Corallo’s statements concerning Rove being cleared.
3. We know Fitzgerald cannot comment about any activity by the Grand Jury which has been sealed by the court.
4. We know that within three business days of Friday, May 12th 2006 the “Sealed vs. Sealed” entry was added to the District Court’s Pacer system by Judge Reggie Walton who is presiding over the Libby indictment. According to some excellent detective work by Marie26 at the Democratic Underground discussion board, we know that Case No. 06-CR-128 was probably entered on May 16 or 17th. Since the 17th was a Wed. and the Grand Jury meets on Wed., that date is more likely than the 16th...
5. We know that Rove’s spokesperson, Mark Corallo, when he worked as a press officer for Ashcroft at DOJ, was no stranger to the use of “Sealed vs Sealed”.
If the Grand Jury returned charges which were not requested by Fitzgerald, such charges would not be signed by him. In fact, according to Constitutional law, the Grand Jury could eject Fitz from the Court and bring whatever charges they like without him. Such charges might read:Is the scenario possible? Is it legal?
Grand Jury for the District of Washington D.C. vs. Karl Rove
And in that case, the charges may have been sealed until Judge Walton decides how to handle this unique Constitutional exercise of citizen authority.
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If you thought for even a moment that all this "Fitz" nonsense was going anywhere near actual justice,vindication, or truth, I guess you ain't been payin' much attention for the past several decades or so.
John, the BBV article about Rob Pelletier is fascinating. Great expose. Thanks for the link. Everyone should read it, and see how underhanded this e-machine business is.
Especially interesting are the oblique comments Pelletier (clearly a Diebold employee) makes about "working undercover for the government" and being "a spy." Is he telling the truth there, amidst all the other lies?
Phew. Glad someone beat me here to point out that Citizen Spook is really...the farthest thing from credible...ever. How not fondly I remember reading CS's infamous 10-26-05 essay and cringing.
Actually, I hd pretty much forgotten the guy's history. There are too many bloggers to keep 'em all straight. But I think the basic point still stands. Something weird IS going witht hat Grand Jury...
My journalist friend speculates that Walton has quashed prosecution of Rove, because there are excellent reasons to believe that Walton is himself very corrupt and part of the Bush gang, having been appointed to the court by Bush and a former deputy "drug czar" under George Herbert Walker Bush, who a former DEA agent Michael Levine said was more a facilitator of illicit drug trafficking than an impediment to it. I will only tentatively give Walton the benefit of the doubt, but not for long. Walton is also the culprit who has put a gag order on Sibel Edmonds. How I wish Sibel could talk and perhaps blow the whole government corruption cases WIDE OPEN! That is perhaps exactly what many crooks in Washington most fear.
Woah, now it's my turn to be amazed that I totally forgot who Walton is. Oops. Thanks, ewastud.
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