Plame Gossip - For Rove, It still goes on

Just an interesting tidbit today,

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald delayed a decision on whether to seek criminal charges against Karl Rove in large part because he wants to determine whether Lewis (Scooter) Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, can provide information on Rove's role in the CIA leak case, according to attorneys involved in the investigation.

Even if Fitzgerald concludes in the near future that he does not have sufficient evidence to charge Rove, the special prosecutor would not rule out bringing charges at a later date and would not finish his inquiry on Rove until he hears whatever information Libby might provide -- either incriminating or exculpatory -- on Rove's role, the sources said. .....

In recent days, Fitzgerald has reinterviewed several witnesses with knowledge of Rove's role in the Plame leak and talked with attorneys of other potential witnesses.

So, Murray Waas is saying that Rove will not be out of Legal jeopardy until the Libby trial is over. And from the last paragraph, it doesn't sound like Fitzgerald's just sitting on his hands waiting.

And, from the same article, Rove's defense is Libby told me.

Sources close to Rove say that Libby very likely misled Rove when he told Rove that he had learned about Plame from journalists. Investigators also want to learn from Libby whether that's true, or whether Libby told Rove a different source for the Plame information -- specifically other government officials with access to highly classified information.

Think Libby would take an extra few years to protect Rove? Think he can hold together the lies on the stand?

Looks like Plame Gossip just got re-signed for a couple more seasons.