[lugsoul]

so how'd you do in evidence? The 'truth of the matter' is the truth of the hearsay statement. Regardless of the charges, or claims in a civil case. Hearsay statements are inadmissible to prove the truth of the statement, unless they fall into some exception. Richard Armitage saying Joe Wilson told other reporters his wife worked for the CIA doesn't fall into any of those exceptions in this trial.

And if it were proven that Joe Wilson told a bunch of reporters about Plame, then that would help bolster Libby's testimony that this is where he learned it.

But not-yet-lawyers and keyboard lawyers seem to gloss over an important point. Scooter Libby and his defense fund likely paid Wells at least a few hundred thou for this trial. IF Wilson telling reporters about his wife was helpful to the defense, and IF it happened, they'd know about it. I don't recall a single proffer of a witness to show that anyone other than SAOs told reporters about Plame's wife. If they all knew about her, why is this? You think they are all in on a conspiracy to deny that any of them knew pre-Scooter?

Occam's Razor. It usually makes a straight cut.

[machogirl]

got an a+ in both classes

interesting point of view

seems different than the examples given by my proffs

[EDINVA]

I thought this trial was about whether or not LIbby lied to the FBI agents conducting the investigation and had nothing to do with 'outing' Plame ?

[PhatHead]

I don't recall a single proffer of a witness to show that anyone other than SAOs told reporters about Plame's wife.

I haven't been as immersed in the trial's details as some here, but I do recall quite a bit of argument over the defense's request to call Andrea Mitchell as a witness, since she stated on television that Plame's CIA employment was "widely known" in the press corps. I believe the judge in the end did not allow it. Just as he didn't allow any discussion of what Plame's actual status was.

[conservative in nyc]

And if it were proven that Joe Wilson told a bunch of reporters about Plame, then that would help bolster Libby's testimony that this is where he learned it.

Would it really, if those reporters weren't named Cooper or Russert? Would the judge have even allowed the testimony that some other reporters knew, if there was no evidence that they told Russert or Cooper?

IF Wilson telling reporters about his wife was helpful to the defense, and IF it happened, they'd know about it. I don't recall a single proffer of a witness to show that anyone other than SAOs told reporters about Plame's wife. If they all knew about her, why is this?

On May 26, 2006, Libby's defense team told the judge that they had located "five witnesses who will say under oath that Mr. [Joseph] Wilson told them his wife worked for the CIA." Do you suppose that the defense team was then acting in bad faith? And why do you suppose that Joe Wilson didn't come out and flatly deny he told others that his wife worked for the CIA at that time? Perhaps because he had done so?