Time to reopen that investigation now that Scott McClellan has admitted Bush authorized the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity. I know what the right wing spin will be; “Well he’s the President, he can declassify what he wants, when he wants”, but them why the big investigation? Why not come out and say “I did […]
We knew this would happen. How dare someone prosecute corrupt members of the GOP. Brad has all the details.
That is the latest piece by Froomkin in today’s WaPo talking about the Libby trial: There is a cloud over the vice president . . . And that cloud remains because this defendant obstructed justice,” Fitzgerald said. “There is a cloud over the White House. Don’t you think the FBI and the grand jury and […]
Christy has the rundown of what this all means. This is also great – That National Review is pissed at Fitzgerald for dragging this out so long. They are acting as though the investigation is over. It is not over until Fitzgerald says it is over. There were more people than Rove he was looking […]
While we keep waiting to see what happens next with Fitzgerald’s investigation we also get more exciting news from the Abramoff investigation: A former congressional aide and business associate of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to charges in connection with the investigation of influence-peddling and public corruption, a federal law enforcement […]
With everyone paying attention to Bush and his now known involvement in the CIA leak case, one thing has been overlooked – what impact this revelation has on Libby’s defense. Today the Washington Post looks at that angle: Fitzgerald argued, in essence, that the White House effort to rebut Wilson’s criticism was so intense, and […]
OK sitting here thinking about the revelation today of Bush authorizing the leak I have come up with something. Back when it was being reported that Cheney authorized the leak, one argument was regarding the declassification of information and if the vice-president has that power. It is clear that the President does in fact have […]
In an article appearing in tomorrow’s Washington Post and available online now, we learn that it wasn’t just the opinion of Fitzgerald and the grand jury that Libby perjured himself but one judge who had made rulings in the case also felt the same: [Judge David] Tatel wrote that interviewing Miller would be crucial to […]
I know that isn’t a shocker, but Think Progress has the details on this lie about Joe Wilson and the Niger claim. Things are looking even worse for the administration. Fitzgerald sure has his hands full now.
According to Raw Story, testimony given by Karl Rove’s aide could further his chances of getting indicted in the outing of Valerie Plame. The attorneys say that Rove’s former personal assistant, Susan B. Ralston — who was also a special assistant to President Bush — testified in August about why Cooper’s call to Rove was […]