Bob Novak - Fitzgerald and President know who Plame leaker was

Bob Novak told staff Reporter Dave Newbart of The Chicago Sun-Times that both Plame Prosecutor Fitzgerald and President Bush know who the leaker was. In a forum jointly sponsored by the Chicago Sun-Times and the University of Illinois at Chicago, the moderator immediately asked Novak what he could say about the Plame case. While avoiding most specifics, Novak stated

"If I had gone before a grand jury and taken the Fifth Amendment, Mr. Fitzgerald would have that on the street in about two minutes."

Novak also claimed that investigators know who leaked the information, although he did not say how they know.

"The question is, does Mr. Fitzgerald know who the source was?" Novak asked. "Of course. He's known for years who the first source is. If he knows the source, why didn't he indict him? Because no crime was committed."

Novak also stated that it is his opinion that Fitzgerald has not taken action on the leaker because, in his opinion "no crime was committed."

Considering the source and the self-serving nature of Novak's opinion, we should wait to see what Fitzgerald has to say about whether a crime was committed.