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Originally posted by 125shifter
If it's determined that Rove leaked the information during a time of war, he would face execution for treason.
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Can you say 'Presidential pardon?" Sure you can.
As posted before, Rove is insulated pretty well. There are several requirements to the death penalty level of treason: the operative has to be 'covert,' the leaker has to know the operative is 'covert,' the leaker has to intend the leak to harm the operative.
Since the law itself came from Bush1, Rove would be intimately familiar with how to avoid breaking it.
I think the most he'll face will be a conviction for lying about the leak. In that unlikely event, he'll surely be pardoned.