The expectations are that when this investigation is completed, Fitzgerald will make the appropriate decision, which is not to charge Karl with any criminal offenses.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If there were any clear investigation of 9/11, they wouldn't let Louie Freeh off the hook.
Decisions on a matter as serious as charging an individual with a crime cannot be decided on anything less than complete examination of all available evidence. Anything less is not justice.
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case.
The reason this resolution was delayed had nothing to do with anything Karl did or failed to do.
The one thing that's absolutely clear is that Karl was not the source for the leak and there's no basis for any additional speculation.
That D.C. grand jury investigation of Abramoff can't go on forever. Eventually the lawyers at the Public Integrity Section will go to their bosses with some decisions about just who they want to indict. That's when Al Gonzales will have to show his cards.
There are bombshells that happen in court. Especially when the defense doesn't share discovery of material the way the prosecution does, and so surprises always happen. Things pop out without warning.
Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.
They've got him - credible witnesses, documents, heaven knows what else. In all my years as a prosecutor I have never seen such an open-and-shut case.
Agents need to be free to pursue investigations in ways that they haven't. There have been restraints that a reformed FBI needs to make sure we don't impose.
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