[McGavin999]

That's nice, except Libby isn't charged with leaking the information, but rather, he was charged with lying to prosecutors and the DA about something that wasn't a crime in the first place. The fact that someone else might have leaked the name is irrelevant.

Then how did he lie when the media knew before anyone in Libby's office knew. It means he could well have learned about her from a reporter first.

[Chgogal]

Yup. Can anyone come up with a one liner similar to "If the glove don't fit you must acquit" using the word indict? Can't come up with one on this end. :)

[hawkaw]

Then how did he lie when the media knew before anyone in Libby's office knew. It means he could well have learned about her from a reporter first.

That was my thoughts too. And he can say he made a mistake thinking it was Tiny Tim when in reality it was Woodward.

What concerns me is as follows.

Based on the indictment, I think Fitz will also use a number of documents and telephone calls that show Libby contacting the CIA et.al. to get the information on Plame. I think Fitz will say that Libby should have told investigators how he found out about Plame through Libby's own investigation rather than telling investigators that he had heard it from a news reporter.

Just my thoughts. I just hope Libby's defence team can utterly destroy this Fitz case.

[Dave S]

Then how did he lie when the media knew before anyone in Libby's office knew. It means he could well have learned about her from a reporter first.

If the reporter you are referring to is Woodward then your time line is off. Woodward wasnt told until mid June at the earliest and Libby had already been told about Wilson and Plame in late May/early June. Fitz timeline has at least three or four people telling Libby about Wilson & Plame before Woodward was told. How do you think the person telling Woodward found out? Libby asked both CIA and State for information on Wilson and why he was sent to Africa. He and & Cheney had both heard back from these sources by the time Woodward was told. It was pretty common knowledge at the White House. WHy? Because both Cheney and Libby had requested info on who is this Wilson and why was he sent to Africa.

[Bush 100 Percent]

Exactly. The perjury all seems to revolve around Libby saying he heard it first from Russert. Russert denied it (in part).

However, if Libby heard it from Woodward (which Woodward admits is "possible") but mis-identified it as from his Russert conversation (of about the same time) - the testimony of Libby (as we know it), actually could be basically correct.