[TIME Magazine's] MIKE ALLEN: A lot of activity happening that we’re not seeing. A likely scenario for what happened today, Patrick Fitzgerald got some indictments from this grand jury. He is now able to go to the…A juror was reportedly overheard saying to another juror, "See you on Friday." I guess it is possible that these two jurors might have agreed to go clubbing on Friday night, but it is more likely that the grand jury will be meeting again on Friday morning. That gives the folks who were indicted some time to think about whether they want to enter pleas or attempt to sneak out of the country.
CHRIS MATTHEWS: You think they’re sealed right now?
MIKE ALLEN: Very possible. What I’m told is typically, in a case like this, he could get the indictments and now he can go to the targets and say, you can plead to these or I’ll go back Friday and get more. You have 12 to 24 hours to think about it.
CHRIS MATTHEWS: And he can give them a little Whitman Sampler of suggestions pleading to the charge of obstruction or perjury or…
MIKE ALLEN: I can add a bunch of counts. You can take a couple of counts or we can do a bunch more.
This guy makes a lot of sense as well:
Yes, I'm as eager as everyone else to know what Fitzgerald is going to do. But today's delay strikes me as both a Good Thing in itself and a good sign as to the eventual outcome.OK, this will be my last pre-Fitztivus post on TraitorGate. I guarantee it.*
It's a Good Thing because it keeps the Plame scandal on the front page and keeps the bad guys paralyzed with fear. Moreover, after two years of steady drumbeat of conservative propaganda about no crime having been committed and no charges forthcoming, the more time the commentariat and the public have to wrap their heads around the idea of All the President's Men going to stir over burning a CIA NOC, the better.
It's a good sign (I hope and believe) because it suggests that someone might have blinked in Fitzgerald's multi-player staring contest.
* This is not a guarantee.
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