Plame Gossip

This little section in Fitzgerald's brief Wed. night kinda got dropped among all the big political news.

Because the government does not intend at this time to call three of these individuals — Mr. Tenet, Mr. Hadley and Mr. Rove — defendant is not entitled to discovery based on the need to cross examine those individuals. (p. 9)

I pulled this section off Firedoglake, and I would agree with the analysis I have seen there and elsewhere that this does not bode well for Rove or Hadley as it is quite common for prosecutors not to call those they intend to indict. Now, Tenet, I don't know, but for the other two it is significant, especially tied to Jason's reporting a week or so ago that they are under imminent indictment threat.

If either Hadley or Rove are suddenly added to the witness list, we'll know a deal has been struck.

UPDATE: Did anybody see this question in the press conference? It went unanswered with McClellan vowing to "check into it."

QUESTION: Scott, on March the 30th, I believe, last Thursday, Mr. Libby was spotted at the White House Mess. It just seems unusual that he would be coming back to the White House in this situation. Any ideas why he --