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It's possible Rove was given access to the classified information illegally (perhaps he didn't know it was illegal in this scenario); it's also possible he had the clearance for this classified information.

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Before we go around throwing out accusations (especially of treason), perhaps you'd like a stronger case than "it's possible..."? Isn't it possible that Rove kicked in the door at Langley with an M-60 around his shoulder and demanded the files? I suppose, but that doesn't mean it happened, and the onus is on the accusers to show that Rove committed some wrongdoing.

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As for why would release the reporters of their confidentiality and cooperate with the investigation? One possibility is so that this doesn't turn into a worse crime of a Watergate-like cover up, or so that it doesn't even have the appearance of a cover up.

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More "possibilites". The thing is, we don't know. So to accuse Rove as the leaker with nothing but "it's possible" is fairly dumb, imo.

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All the above are just some of the possibilities that the author's argument didn't address.

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The author was trying to poke holes in someone else's argument. The fact that he didn't mention every "possiblity" is hardly grounds to disqualify the substance of his argument.

But you have to admit, the author raised an interesting question. The "does Rove have security clearance high enough to grant him access to CIA personnel files (especially of NOC agents)" question should be answered before Rove is accused of a crime.