There can no excuse for holding those records back.Scooter has a right to defend himself and Plames status is central to the case,IMO.
Fitzhooey should co-operate if justice means anything to him.
Bring it on!
Fitzgerald will claim that Plame's status was not pertinent to Libby's alleged perjury (which they'll say is a standalone matter), and protest the records acquisition.
Libby's attorneys will then assert that if Fitzgerald knew of Plame's actual status only weeks after being appointed - which he would have without question - then there would have been no need to continue his investigation.
Absolutely. And don't forget Fitz's famous news conference, where he repeated over and over again that Her employment was "classified information," even though he brought no charges against Libby having to do with the leaking of classified information.