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Executive privilege in CIA leak case downplayed
AP/MSNBC.com ^ | 6-12-06

Posted on 06/12/2006 4:39:16 PM PDT by STARWISE

The special prosecutor in the CIA leak investigation said Monday he doesn’t expect the White House to attempt to block Vice President Dick Cheney’s former top aide from using classified intelligence material in his defense to perjury charges.

Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald told U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton that the White House has designated certain documents that it is concerned about being made public during a trial.

If those documents are among those that I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby wants to prepare his defense, Fitzgerald said, he and Libby’s lawyers will work out solutions with the judge in secret under a law designed to deal with defendants’ access to classified government information.

Libby, 55, was charged last October with lying to the FBI and a federal grand jury about how he learned and when he subsequently told three reporters about CIA officer Valerie Plame. He faces five counts of perjury, false statements and obstruction of justice.Under the Classified Information Procedures Act, Walton will broker compromises between the government and the defense as to what information can be used at trial and in what form. Much of what Libby wants likely will be provided to the jury via summaries of the classified material.

So far, the government has turned over an initial batch of about 55 pages to Libby’s defense team, and another group of documents is to be delivered Tuesday, defense attorney John DeWitt Cline said.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cialeak; fitzgerald; judgewalton; libby; plame; scooterlibby
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To: No2much3

This case doesn't go to the courts until January 07; if it ever gets there. I'm surprised the judge hasn't thrown it out yet, but there is still plenty of time to do so.


21 posted on 06/12/2006 7:06:35 PM PDT by Laverne
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To: Laverne

Isn't it stunning that the judge is entertaining this bull puckey?


22 posted on 06/12/2006 8:16:54 PM PDT by STARWISE (((They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL autho)
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To: STARWISE

Thanks for the ping.


23 posted on 06/12/2006 9:37:19 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: SE Mom; the Real fifi; Enchante; backhoe; A Citizen Reporter; AliVeritas; alnick; AmericaUnited; ...
SUPPORTING SCOOTER: Ex-Cheney aide Mary Matalin hosts $500-a-head June 20 reception for Libby’s defense fund. A flier for the event says $5,000 co-hosts include former Commerce Secretary Don Evans, former Energy Secretary Spence Abraham, and Bush political ad-man Mark McKinnon.

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Good for her. Scooter's Defense Fund

24 posted on 06/12/2006 10:34:44 PM PDT by STARWISE (((They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL autho)
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To: STARWISE

bttt


25 posted on 06/13/2006 3:41:49 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: STARWISE

FNC Alert:

Karl Rove will NOT face charges by the Special Counsel.


26 posted on 06/13/2006 3:56:32 AM PDT by Peach (If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
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To: STARWISE

GREAT news Karl Rove will not be indicted!!! YAHOOOOOO!
I hope it's good news to Libby too, a sign that Fitzgerald is backing down


27 posted on 06/13/2006 4:18:14 AM PDT by YaYa123
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To: YaYa123

And Howard Dean says Karl Rove not getting indicted might be good news for the White HOuse, but it's bad news for the country.

What an idiot!!! But how brave, he's on tv this morning, interviewed by Campbell Brown on TODAY Show


28 posted on 06/13/2006 4:19:45 AM PDT by YaYa123
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To: YaYa123; Peach

It must be a very topsy-turvy day over in DUmmyland, as they were maintaining that Rove was indicted on May 12.

Typical, of course. Bwahaha!

Good news on Rove. And the sham continues for Libby.


29 posted on 06/13/2006 5:34:20 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (“Double or triple our troubles and we would still be better off than any people on earth.”---Reagan)
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To: prairiebreeze

DUmmyland, which includes Howard Dean, doesn't seem to get that Rove has the presumption was NOT indicted. LOL

DNC Chair Howard Dean: "If Karl Rove had been indicted it would have been for perjury. That does not excuse his real sin which is leaking the name of an intelligence operative during the time of war. He doesn't belong in the White House. If the President valued America more than he valued his connection to Karl Rove then Karl Rove would have been fired a long time ago. So I think this is probably good news for the White House, but its not very good news for America."


30 posted on 06/13/2006 5:39:16 AM PDT by Peach (If you can't stand behind our military, stand in front of them.)
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To: Peach

Dr. Demented. The gift that keeps on giving.


31 posted on 06/13/2006 6:05:11 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (“Double or triple our troubles and we would still be better off than any people on earth.”---Reagan)
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