Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame also filed a civil suit against Cheney, Libby, Rove (and later added Armitage) last summer. (
link). Cheney et al asked the Court to dismiss the suit in Nov (
link - Cheney arguments and Wilson/Plame response). Melanie Sloan of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is the lead attorney for Wilson/Plame.
(link). The District Court judge hasnt scheduled oral arguments yet.
I dont know that there are potential impeachment charges. Cheney never testified under oath so there are no possible perjury, etc. charges. The only possible avenues for impeachment that I can see would be was if there was a conspiracy to reveal Plame's CIA status at the time (her status was "classified", but not "covert") and/or whether Bush/Cheney had the authority to declassify national security information for the purpose of providing it to the press (as noted in the National Journal article in my post above) or if it was an abuse of power. In any case, I think it would be a terrible idea by the Dems in Congress unless there is a real "smoking gun".
I agree with Dem Congressman Jay Inslee of Bainbridge Island, Wash (Elph..is he your congressman?)
"...all impeachment would do is rally support for George Bush. Among Republicans, it would make him a hero. And it would make it that much harder to end this war."
..."We're trying to get them to vote against the war," Inslee said from Capitol Hill Tuesday. "They're coming around. You don't hear them singing the virtues of George Bush like they used to. But nothing will turn this into a partisan lockdown faster than impeachment."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...5_danny28.html