Robert D. Luskin (born January 21, 1950) is an attorney and partner in the Washington office of the international law firm of Paul Hastings, LLP specializing in White-collar crime and federal and state government investigations. (wikipedia)
has advised Mr. Rove that he has made no decision about whether or not to bring charges.
Rove has cooperated completely with the special prosecutor, and he has been repeatedly assured he is not a target of the investigation,
Mr. Fitzgerald hasn't made any decision on the charges and I can't speculate what the outcome will be. Mr. Rove has cooperated completely with the investigation.
Mr. Fitzgerald has affirmed to me that he has made no charging decisions, that he believes Karl continues to cooperate fully with the investigation, but beyond that, I don't want to comment at all about any communications with Mr. Fitzgerald's office.
Mr. Rove will continue to cooperate fully with the special counsel's efforts to complete the investigation. We are confident that when the special counsel finishes his work, he will conclude that Mr. Rove has done nothing wrong.
Mr. Rove is still a subject of the investigation.
Did Karl purposely set out to disclose Valerie Plame's identity in order to punish Joe Wilson for his criticism? The answer is, 'No,' ... That was his answer in July 2003 and in October 2003 (when he first testified) And it remains his answer today.
The special counsel has not advised Mr. Rove that he is a target of the investigation and affirmed that he has made no decision concerning charges.
The special counsel has advised Mr. Rove that he has made no decision about whether or not to bring charges. We are confident that when the special counsel finishes his work, he will conclude that Mr. Rove has done nothing wrong.
The expectations are that when this investigation is completed, Fitzgerald will make the appropriate decision, which is not to charge Karl with any criminal offenses.