":::There is an open investigation but it exists to see if there were any criminal behaviors that lead to the dismissal of the attorneys.  If anybody ends up getting charged, it may well be David Igelasis for failure to do his duty as a sworn U.S. Attorney for political gain.  There are no 'alleged illegal activities' for Karl Rove because there is no charging document as in, ""Karl Rove is here charged with violating federal statute XX.22.XYZ.""  Therefore, as I asserted way back in the summer, you cannot say, ""To date, no charges have been filed against Rove for his alleged illegal activities,"" since there are no alleged illegal activities.  No one in the federal prosecutors office is claiming Karl Rove has done anything illegal.  They were just angry that he defied coming in to answer questions which is his legal right to do.  He wasn't being charged with anything, therefore he did not have to speak with anybody. Then the prosecutor told the judge she was looking into possible criminal activity.  That changes the rules and now she is allowed to compel anybody in the Bush administration to come to answer questions.  Which she did and Rove showed up on time and answered every question.  Therefore, removing the weasel phrase that includes, ""so far no criminal charges have been filed against his alleged illegal activities,"" is correct.  You cannot say he has 'alleged illegal activities' unless he's been formally charged with a crime.  The investigation will die a quiet death because it was politically motivated to begin with and the prosecutor has figured out by now that she won't be getting a seven figure book deal or promoted to AG. 

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