NOVAK SAYS FITZ AND PREZ KNOW HIS SOURCE FOR PLAME LEAK

But he won't say how.

He also hinted that he didn't take the Fifth, claimed his source "committed no crime" with the leak, and declined to say whether or not he testified before the grand jury.

Novak also claimed that investigators know who leaked the information, although he did not say how they know.

"The question is, does Mr. Fitzgerald know who the source was?" Novak asked. "Of course. He's known for years who the first source is. If he knows the source, why didn't he indict him? Because no crime was committed."

Novak said he doesn't believe his source violated laws forbidding the disclosure of a CIA agent's identity.

A spokesman for Fitzgerald declined to comment on Novak's remarks.

At an appearance in December, Novak said President Bush knows his source, too. On Wednesday, he called those remarks "indiscreet."

Novak said he would reveal more "in time, when this investigation, if it ever ends, ends."

Tags: Robert Novak, Valerie Plame