Valerie & Joe Wilson Civil Suit: when can it be filed?

Or perhaps I should ask: can it be filed (against anyone other than Libby)? Do the criminal proceedings have to play out first?

though we did not get the results we may have wanted from the Fitz investigation, this 'thing' can play out in civil court, with all the cast of (deviant) characters and evidence of a conspiracy re: manipulation of information to get into the Iraq war, and still effect a body blow on the B*sh admin.

Further, if this 'thing' continues to play out in the MSM and we get the House back in 2006 (all McLaughlin panelists agreed they thought this would happen), could not a Democratic-controlled House launch an investigation into this matter and/or bring articles of impeachment?

What about it?

First: they could sue anytime they feel like it. It wouldn't necessarily be wise, but they could. They would prefer, I'm sure to have a guilty plea or verdict to which they could bootstrap it, making proof of liaibility a foregone conclusion. The devil in the details is the statute of limitations which either has tolled or is tolling. It's unclear whether they have the time to wait for the Libby case to play out, except on a "discovery rule" basis.

If democrats regain the House, they could launch any invesitgation of any matter for which they have a majority, including, but not limited to impeachment.

mentioned but not indicted. They wouldn't have to wait, if that were the case. John Dean recommended they start with a Civil Suit. They chose not to...but maybe when the CIA demanded a Special Prosecutor they felt it was better to let that play out.

Fitz kind of left a door open, it seems to me if they want to go further. Or, he may be planning some other actions and they will wait to see if anything else comes before filing. :shrug:

My guess (after having been involved in a civil case) is that they will wait as long as the statute of limitations allows and then file against Libby and "X" number of John Does.

... sound familiar?

It was that CIVIL case which required Bill to sit for deposition, which is where the silly bastid lied instead of saying "not gonna answer."

Yes, they can sue Rove in civil court any time, and yes, they can make him testify. I'd like to see them do it now, so that they can aggressively pursue discovery and make Rove answer.