Yes, wiggle words, 'can be a federal crime', like the statute allows interpretation. No, it is a crime like murdering a mother-in-law can be a crime. Just resign already, Mr. Rove, and go back to sacrificing goats in midnight masses with Ralph Reed.
Chicago Tribune news : Nation/World
Rove's lawyer, Robert Luskin, has acknowledged that Rove was a source for Cooper. The reporter faced jail until he agreed to testify before a grand jury that is attempting to determine who revealed Plame's name. Publicly disclosing the identity of a covert CIA agent can be a federal crime, and the matter is being investigated by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. attorney in Chicago.
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[Scott ]McClellan was also clear at the time about what would happen if that was proven incorrect:“If anyone in this administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this administration.”
