Be Careful What You Wish For

As most anyone who follows the news knows by now, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has notifed Karl Rove that Rove will not face charges arising out of the Valerie Plame matter. The attorney representing Plame and her quasi-celebrity of a husband, Joe Wilson, issued the following press release, according to wire service reports: "Statement by Christopher Wolf, Proskauer Rose LLP, Counsel for Ambassador Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson Tuesday June 13, 11:02 am ET WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2006--The following is a statement by Christopher Wolf, Proskauer Rose LLP, Counsel for Ambassador Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson We have become aware of the communication between Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Luskin concerning Karl Rove's status in the criminal investigation. We have no first-hand knowledge of the reason for the communication or what further developments in the criminal investigation it may signal. While it appears that Mr. Rove will not be called to answer in criminal court for his participation in the wrongful disclosure of Valerie Wilson's classified employment status at the CIA in retaliation against Joe Wilson for questioning the rationale for war in Iraq, that obviously does not end the matter. The day still may come when Mr. Rove and others are called to account in a court of law for their attacks on the Wilsons." If I were advising Plame & Wilson, I'd tell them to be careful what they wish for. Should this matter ever find its way into litigation, Joe Wilson's lies and distortions will all be fair game and, I expect, Ms. Plame and her husband will end up being the ones who are sorry.