THIS NEXT BIT MIGHT BE INTERESTING (haven't read it all yet) AS THERE ARE SOME OBJECTIONS AND SOME OVERRULLINGS GOING ON:
1:59
W Paragraph says CIA said counterproliferation sent him. Is it fair to say CIA said that.
Fitz Objection
Sidebar.
Novak with hand on chin, looking at screen.
Now sitting back, making his big grumpy frowning face. Puts on his glasses to get started again.
W: I want to see the front of the article. The date. Apparently there is no date.
W The article says Chicago Sun Times, July 14, 2003.
W When did you write your July 14 column
RN [voice slips] The morning of Friday July 11.
W After you wrote it, what did you do?
RN Immediately after finishing it, it was emailed to syndicate.
W What is it
RN Syndicate, sells these to indiv newspapers. An editor goes over it, after a while, calls me back, we discuss further changes I might want to make, changes the editor wants to make. Then in final version, is given to AP for distribution to clients who buy my column. Over 100 newspapers buy it.
W Based on your understanding, when 100 newspapers given column.
Fitz Objection sustained.
W Understanding of how it is distributed.
F Objection, incompetence.
Walton: how do you know?
RN I've been a columnist for 40-some years.
Walton: Overruled
RN Given to AP, it distributes to newspapers that buy it.
W When column given to over 100 newspapers
Fitz: objection
Walton: You don't know specifically what happened.
W With respect to usual pattern,
RN as soon as column is cleared, it is immediately given to AP it's on the wires within an hour.
W Usual practice, when would have it been on the wire.
Fitz Objection
Walton Sustained.
W WRT usual process, after you wrote article, what time on wire?
RN It depends on when I got it to the syndicate. My recollection is since I had busy afternoon, I wanted to finish it before noon, editing before 1, following usual practice it would have gone on immediately thereafter.
W Once it's on the wire, can they print it.
RN It is what is called an embargo, it is not to be printed until Monday morning's newspapers.
W Are people in newsroom permitted to review it.
RN All they have to do is look at it.
W No further questions
OOPS, THERE ARE FURTHER QUESTIONS:
:16
Oh wait, yes he does!!
W WRT the conversations you had with Libby, Armi, and Rove, when did you first testify about those conversations to Fitz.
RN [looks stumped, lets out breath] I first testified to Fitz, as differentiated from FBI
W Let's start with FBI
RN I haven't reviewed those dates, and I don't have a good memory for dates, a couple of months after investigation started, investigation started October 1, 2003. I talked to him subsequent to that, did not mention names of sources. I talked later, I can't give you exact date, at that time, attorneys informed that they would have waivers only for Armi and Rove. In other words, they knew my sources, there was no point in dissembling. That's when I first discussed with authorities.
W I'll show you a copy of GJ testimony, February 25.
F We'll stipulate to the date,
W Is that the first time you testified concerning Armi and Rove. And you said Armi was primary and Rove secondary. Did there come a time when you received a waiver from Libby. Do recall when that was. When did you testify to GJ about Libby?
F Objection.
Sidebar.
2:19