Rove Testifies in Plame Investigation

White House Advisor Karl Rove testified, for the fourth time, in the Valerie Plame Wilson investigation today. He spent about 4.5 hours in the federal courthouse. Rove's attorney said, "At the request of the special counsel, Mr. Rove will not discuss the substance of his testimony." However, as evidenced by Time correspondent Matt Cooper's article, What I Told the Grand Jury, in general those who testify are not sworn to silence afterwards. The grand jury adjourns on 28 October.

The Washington Post notes that :

The White House has shifted from categorical denials two years ago that Rove or Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, were involved in the leak of a covert CIA officer's identity to "no comment" today...

The White House denials of Rove's and Libby's involvement collapsed three months ago, when Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper testified that Rove had been one of his sources for a story that identified Wilson's wife. Libby was another of Cooper's sources for the story.

See also: Valerie Plame Wilson Timeline

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