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Luskin the Magnificent
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 Luskin the Magnificent. Did this guy Luskin get his bar license from a crackerjack box or is he just taking a dive on his client Rove? Fine by me in either case. Here's Rove fix: he initially stated in sworn testimony to the FBI (2003) and before the grand jury twice (2004) that he did not discuss Valerie Plame with any reporter other than Novak and that it was Novak who told he (Rove) that she was a CIA agent. Luskin is all over town repeating this story to the press up until July 13, 2005 when Matt Cooper blew it out of the water in testimony before the grand jury. Rove then, belatedly, comes up with a bogus email from him to Hadley painting his conversation with Cooper as innocent. Problem: DOJ had subpoenaed all documents from the White House pertaining to Plame and Rove sat on this one for almost 2 years. Obstruction of justice? Problem 2: Why did Rove change his story so late in the game? Logical Answer: Cooper's testimony drew blood. Luskin's diversionary rationale: I had a conversation with Viveca Novak of Time before Cooper testified and that conversation triggered my re-examination of the facts with Rove. How lame is that even if true? According to the Washington Post, V. Novak is contradicting Luskin's timeline and stating that the conversation with Luskin took place in May or March of 2004. This is well before Rove came clean to Fitzgerald and the grand jury. The brilliant Mr. Luskin has now made himself a witness in the case having been deposed under oath by Mr. Fitzgerald. He treads oh so closely to blowing attorney-client privilege. My prediction: Rove is indicted in 2005. 12-10-2005. Add Comment Permalink Update: V. Novak has written an article for Time on her Plame ordeal (reading the editor's post-script, it looks like Luskin has gotten her fired from Time).
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