[Mb-civic] NY Daily News: Rove Looking for a Deal

[Mike Blaxill]

Buzz about a Karl plea
as probers close in


BY THOMAS M. DeFRANK, KENNETH R. BAZINET and
JAMES GORDON MEEK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON - Jittery Bush aides gnawed their
nails yesterday as a special prosecutor zeroed in
on White House political guru Karl Rove's role in
blowing a CIA agent's cover.
In the closing hours of the grand jury probe,
special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald paid a visit
yesterday to Rove's lawyer, Robert Luskin,
prompting speculation that a plea bargain could
be in the works for the deputy White House chief
of staff.

It was the latest of several one-on-one meetings
between Fitzgerald and Luskin, the Daily News has
learned.

Investigators also turned up at the White House
for yet another round of questions for Rove's
subordinates.

A secret meeting Fitzgerald held yesterday with
Judge Thomas Hogan, who presides over the case,
suggests a grand jury extension also could be
under consideration, according to legal sources.

As the investigation moved toward its high-stakes
finale, Rove has exhibited several mood swings.

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