The Libby leak trial is really getting to be fun now: White House anxiety is mounting over the prospect that top officials-including deputy chief of staff Karl Rove and counselor Dan Bartlett-may be forced to provide potentially awkward testimony in the perjury and obstruction trial of Lewis (Scooter) Libby. Both Rove and Bartlett have already […]
The White House took issue on Thursday with a claim by syndicated columnist Robert Novak that President George W. Bush knows who the source is who leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. “I don’t know what he’s basing it on,” said White House spokesman Scott McClellan, declining to comment further. Novak said Tuesday […]
Reuters has confirmed that Patrick Fitzgerald will be taking new develops before another grand jury in order to try and get indictments against White House officials. Fitzgerald sees new grand jury proceedings By Adam Entous Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said in court filings that the ongoing CIA leak investigation will involve proceedings before a new […]
According to the latest Wall Street Journal poll, 69% of Americans hold Cheney responsible for the CIA leak. Also 54% of Americans now hold the President responsible for the leak and 60% of conservatives say other aides besides Libby may have acted illegally. The poll also reveals that 60%, including 43%, feel there should be […]
The following was obtained from Raw Story. Prosecutor in leak case seeks indictments against Rove, Libby, lawyers close to case say 10/26/2005 @ 10:28 am Filed by Jason Leopold and John Byrne Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has asked the grand jury investigating the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson to indict Vice President […]
Raw Story has reported that Fitzgerald is in fact seeking indictments in the leak case according to their sources. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has decided to seek indictments in the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson and has submitted at least one to the grand jury, those close to the investigation tell RAW STORY. […]
Scooter Libby failed to disclose a meeting he had with Judith Miller on June 23, 2003 twice to the Grand Jury, and also to FBI agents who investigated the leak. This can add another wrench into Libby’s involvement as he could now be charged with perjury and/or obstruction. The information became known in notes Judith […]
From the Associated Press: Reporter finds earlier notes in CIA leak case New York Times reporter Judith Miller discovered notes from an earlier conversation she had with Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff and turned them over the prosecutor investigating the leak of a covert CIA operative’s identity, legal sources said on Friday. Miller’s […]
From Newsweek Leak Investigation: An Oversight Issue? Newsweek Aug. 15, 2005 issue – The departure this week of Deputy Attorney General James Comey, who has accepted the post of general counsel at Lockheed Martin, leaves a question mark in the probe into who leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. Comey was the only […]
According to aWashington Post article today, Patrick Fitzgerald is also looking into how the infamous 16 words got into the President’s state of the union address in 2003. This kind of reminds you of the original Matrix when Morpheus told Neo “You take the red pill…..you stay in wonderland…and I show you just how deep […]