Woodward's Source Never Testified Before Grand Jury (A lawyer in the case said)

Reuters via CNN Netscape ^ | November 18, 2005

[new yorker 77]

Headline of Article: Fitzgerald sees new grand jury proceedings

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A lawyer in the case said Woodward's source had not previously testified before a grand jury in the leak case.

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[new yorker 77]

FYI: List of Fitzgerald Merry-Go-Round

Here's a list of folks who have either testified or have been interviewed by Patrick Fitzgerald (or by FBI agents) in connection with the Plame probe. Please send us omissions and additions and expansions. Anonymity is guaranteed. To repeat: the list below is of those who have been interviewed by officials in connection with the case. Inclusion does not necessarily indicate that the listed person has testified under oath.

Bush: Early Summer, 2004 (did not testify under oath)

Cheney: Early summer, 2004 (did not testify under oath)

Ex-Dep. Sec/State Richard Armitage

WH Assist. To. Pres. Dan Bartlett

Ex-WH press aide Claire Buchan: Feb. 6, 2004

WH COS Andy Card

Time's Matt Cooper: July 13, 2005

Ex-WH press. sec. Ari Fleischer (at least twice)

A.G. Alberto Gonzales: June 18, 2004

Ex-DOS BIR dir. Carl Ford

NSA Stephen Hadley

Ex-CIA comm. dir. Bill Harlow

Assis. Sec. of Commerce/Ex-Rove assist. Izzy Hernandez

Assist. Sec. of State Karen Hughes

Ex-Sec/State counterproliferation offic. Bob Joseph

Washington Post's Glenn Kessler

Ex junior WH press aide Adam Levine: Feb. 6, 2004

Cheney CoS Irving L. "Scooter" Libby (twice)

Ex-Cheney adviser Mary Matalin: Late January, 2004

Current WH Press Sec. Scott McClellan: Feb, 6, 2004

Ex-CIA dep. dir. John McLaughlin

Cheney aide Cathie Martin

New York Times ' Judy Miller (twice)

CIA comm. dir. Jennifer Millerwise (did not go before grand jury)

Columnist Bob Novak

Ex-Sec/State Colin Powell: July 16, 2004

Ex-Abramoff assist./Rove assist. Susan Ralston

WH DCoS Karl Rove (4 times)

NBC News' Tim Russert

Stranger who stopped Novak in the street

Ex-CIA dir. George Tenet

Sen. Adviser to Sec/State Jim Wilkinson (has said he did not testify)

Ex-Amb. Joseph Wilson

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On the witness list at one point but never called to tesify:

New York Times' Nick Kristoff

------------------------------ "Cooperated" with Fitzgerald:

Sec/State Condoleezza Rice

Others believed to have testified:

John Hannah, David Wurmser (senior members of Cheney's staff) (Hotline sources)

Other journalists mentioned in press acounts as having initially sparked Fitzgerald's interest:

Time's Massimo Calabresi

Time's Mike Duffy

Time's James Carney

NBC's Andrea Mitchell

NYTer David Sanger

Newsday's Timothy M. Phelps

Newsday's Knut Royce

Newsweek's Evan Thomas

Ex-Postie Mike Allen

NBC's Campbell Brown

WSJ ed. page. editor Paul Gigot / reporter Greg Hitt

Ex-celeb. James Guckert/Jeff Gannon

[i_dont_chat]

I would like to add my name to this list, as I was not asked to testify.

[ez]

Two possibilities...Either New information has actually surfaced (which could cut either way politically), or Woodward has decided to take up the "point" and take another bite at the apple trying to get to Cheney.

[YankeeMagic]

btt

[new yorker 77]

Woodward did not implicate Cheney in the investigation to the non-story of the non-agent.

[mosquitobite]

Ok dumb question for the lurking media (Captian Obvious here)
Stick with me h...

If Corn & Pincus were the FIRST to write about an Xambassador who challenged Bush's claims...

And your BOGUS assumption that Bush & Co "outed" Plame in retribution... don't you think that 2 of the FIRST people they would go to is Corn/Pincus?

And why did Fitzgerald avoid interviewing/calling them to testify?

Too simple for ya'll to think of?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks.

So much for a supposedly complete investigation!

Fitzgerald is a dumkopf!

[Republican Red]

I don't see Washington Post writer Walter Pincus on the testified list nor do I see David Corn who was the first to actually name Valerie Plame in print.

[ez]

Woodward did not implicate Cheney in the investigation to the non-story of the non-agent.

So who is their target? IF they are trying to reopen the investigation.

OTOH, if they are naturally following this thing where it leads, it makes Fitzgerald appear less of a partisan.

[DoughtyOne]

I'm releaved to know that Rove has testified, and thus cannot be Woody's source according to this article.

I've had shades of "other shoe dropping" after Woody's testimony became public.

Things were looking better for Libby, but I was afraid Rove might be back on the hotseat. I'm glad he doesn't appear to be.

[new yorker 77]

It's no wonder he has to use a new grand jury.

If the source for Woodward never testified to a Grand Jury, he needs a new Grand Jury.

Also, Woodward would never reveal a source or speak of a conversation with a source without permission.

So if Woodward contacted said source, and the source said 'shut your pie hole', it would not be an issue.

This person must be a friend of Libby's who does not want to see him go down and his willing to place themself in harms way to help Libby.

Otherwise, the investigation into the non-story of the non-agent would not require a new Grand Jury.

That and the need to possibly re-indict Libby on an indictment without contradictory statements as the current one.

[shield]

Justice Rules Requires Fitz to throw out Libby indictment

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Never forget that it was Woodward who set up the plumbers by telling them Castro had given money to his favorite socialist party (Democrats).

[Grampa Dave]

"Why did Fitzgerald avoid interviewing/calling them to testify?"

Any DA when they want to frame innocents do this little trick all the time. They compartmentalize or as in this case refuse to call on the real culprits and witnesses.

[penowa]

Yes, and it sort of goes along with having the FBI interview Plame's neighbors for the first time 5 days before the indictment of Libby. Two years spent fooling with the pieces of the puzzle to get the desired result?

[tsmith130]

This story has become so convoluted, that MAYBE .001 of the American population can follow it (or care to)...if that many. I blame Fitzgerald for that. He has made a confusing mess of this whole thing. He should have decided a long time ago that there was nothing here...but no...he wants to keep his own name in the news for as long as possible. Now he's convened a new grand jury? Ridiculous waste of time and taxpayers money.

[Guenevere]

#6 & 8

Good points.

Does anyone have the answer?

[new yorker 77]

I agree.

At his fingertips: a biased heavily Democrat District of jurors, a biased left leaning judge, and a biased liberal press.

[NormsRevenge]

That's one more lump of coal for Fitz..

One less ornament on the Fitzmas tree FoR the left..

[new yorker 77]

This is the link to the list I posted above:

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2005/10/the_f_list.html