Should Plame sue Rove?
(FindLaw) — In my previous column, I raised the possibility that Valerie Plame might want to sue Karl Rove in a private lawsuit, if he indeed revealed her identity as a CIA agent. Since I wrote that column, there have been very few important factual revelations about the Plame affair. However, as recent news reports have made clear, it is not obvious that Karl Rove or anyone in the White House involved in the Plame affair broke any criminal laws. However, even if no one in the White House committed a crime (or can be proven to have committed a crime), it is possible that someone there wrongfully injured Plame, and that Plame can sue for damages in a civil lawsuit. If all the White House did was confirm what journalists knew, then Plame’s complaint is with those journalists and whoever outside the White House got them their information. But if the White House had a hand in providing Plame’s identity to the media, then she might still want to consider suing the individual or individuals
