[Mb-civic] Rove testifying in the 11th hour

[Mike Blaxill]

Rove Said to Testify in CIA Leak Case
By JOHN SOLOMON, 
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors have accepted an
offer from presidential adviser Karl Rove to give
11th-hour testimony in the case of a CIA
officer's leaked identity but have warned they
cannot guarantee he won't be indicted, according
to people directly familiar with the
investigation.

The persons, who spoke only on condition of
anonymity because of grand jury secrecy, said
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has not
made any decision yet on whether to file criminal
charges against the longtime confidant of
President Bush or others.

The U.S. attorney's manual requires prosecutors
not to bring witnesses before a grand jury if
there is a possibility of future criminal charges
unless they are notified in advance that their
grand jury testimony can be used against them in
a later indictment.

Rove has already made at least three grand jury
appearances and his return at this late stage in
the investigation is unusual.

The prosecutor did not give Rove similar warnings
before his earlier grand jury appearances.


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