"The nation's largest news organizations and journalism groups" filed a brief in federal court Wednesday arguing that "a federal court should first determine whether a crime has been committed in the disclosure of an undercover CIA operative's name before prosecutors are allowed to continue seeking testimony from journalists about their confidential sources," the Washington Post reports:
The 40-page brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, argues that there is "ample evidence . . . to doubt that a crime has been committed" in the case
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
As we noted last month, editorials and columns in the New York Times were particularly aggressive in asserting that a crime had occurred and demanding an investigation. The Times did a turnabout, declaring on Feb. 26 that there is a "real possibility that the disclosure of Ms. Plame's identity . . . may not have violated any law."
This is a hoot!
As I've been noting, the media is DYING to know what evidence Fitzgerald has been gathering and what's under seal.
Me, too, but the reporters are making me laugh.
Looks like they've been hoist by their own petard. Bwah hah hah hah hah....
We can all use a good laugh these days and here is one for you.
They would love to know what Fitzgerald is looking at and have reached the point of crying "No mas, no crime was committed after all".
hahahahahahaha
oh, BTW, isn't the WSJ being investigated for receiving the State Department memo about Plame? That wasn't a crime?