The Washington Post is reporting that White House officials are privately saying that they are concerned that the investigation into the outing of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame will lead to an indictment of someone in the administration later this year. This comes as Democrats escalate their calls for the man known as “Bush’s brain” to be stripped of his security clearance and fired. There are also calls for Congressional hearings. One of those leading the charge in the House is California Democrat Henry Waxman.

• Henry Waxmann (D, California):
  “This is a serious matter because it affects the national security of this nation. It’s an even more serious matter because if our national security has been jeopardized, it’s been jeopardized for political purposes.”