I revealed in yesterday's taping of the McLaughlin Group that Time magazine's emails will reveal that Karl Rove was Matt Cooper's source. I have known this for months but didn't want to say it at a time that would risk me getting dragged into the grand jury.
McLaughlin is seen in some markets on Friday night, so some websites have picked it up, including Drudge, but I don't expect it to have much impact because McLaughlin is not considered a news show and it will be pre-empted in the big markets on Sunday because of tennis.
Since I revealed the big scoop, I have had it reconfirmed by yet another highly authoritative source. Too many people know this. It should break wide open this week. I know Newsweek is working on an 'It's Rove!' story and will probably break it tomorrow.
Interesting. I had no idea that the notes the papers were contemplating releasing would reveal the source. If O'Donnell has inside info and this turns out correct, what are the implications?
In this article from Editor and Publisher yesterday, revealing this information:
Other panelists then joined in discussing whether, if true, this would suggest a perjury rap for Rove, if he told the grand jury he did not leak to Cooper.
Does this imply that Rove has already testified to a Grand Jury and denied any involvement? Perjury isn't/shouldn't be taken lightly, so I sincerely hope this is not the case. But I really have no idea. I haven't been following this too closely. We'll see how this one unfolds over the weekend, I'm sure a lot more information will be out...
Update by Rob:
According to Kevin Drum Joe Wilson had Rove fingered two years ago:
At the end of the day, it's of keen interest to me to see whether or not we can get Karl Rove frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs. And trust me, when I use that name, I measure my words.
Supposedly all of the details will emerge in a Newsweek article to be posted on Sunday.
Of course, we should all lend this issue a bit of perspective. Remember that Palme's identity wasn't exactly a state secret. Many outside of the government, including many in the press, knew the information about Plame Rove is now being accused of leaking.
Even if Rove did "leak" this information, can we really take it all that seriously when it wasn't exactly a secret to begin with? And really, what harm has come of the information being made public?