Bracing for Indictments

Bracing for the worst, the White House is working on a strategy to downplay possible indictments this week in the CIA leak investigation.

The grand jury adjourns at the end of this week, and with no final report in the works, speculation is that special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald will hand down indictments.

The New York Times reports the White House is planning a simple two-pronged attack:

• Attack any criminal charges as a disagreement over legal technicalities
• Attack Mr Fitzgerald as being overzealous
• Claim that the special cousel lack accountability and simply pursue cases until they find someone to charge (a strategy the Clinton administration used)

Those points emerged in interviews featuring Republican leaders who appeared on the Sunday talkshows. (New York Times)