White House strategist Karl Rove has been told he will not be indicted in the CIA leak investigation, his lawyer said Tuesday, removing a cloud that had been hanging over the administration.

“On June 12, 2006, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald formally advised us that he does not anticipate seeking charges against Karl Rove,” Rove attorney Robert Luskin said in a prepared statement. “We believe that the special counsel’s decision should put an end to the baseless speculation about Mr. Rove’s conduct.”