on may 13, 2006, leopold reported on "truthout" that karl rove had been indicted by the grand jury investigating the plame affair. rove spokesman mark corallo denied the story, calling it "a complete fabrication". "truthout" vigorously defended the story saying variously that it had two or three "independent sources", before the executive director, marc ash, issued a statement apologizing for “getting too far out in front of the news-cycle”. the grand jury concluded with no indictment of rove.