Cheney to be defense witness in CIA leak case

Breitbart.com from Drudge ^ | December 19, 2006 | Matt Apuzzo

[doug from upland]

This case is a total waste of the prosecutor's time and our resources. He ought to be going after several people at the NY TIMES instead.

[Lancey Howard]

Libby also has sought a subpoena for the tape of Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's interview with former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. Armitage has admitted he discussed Plame's job with Woodward in 2003 but said it was a passing, inadvertent comment.... The tape has been turned over to prosecutors, and Libby's attorneys said they expect no objection to their subpoena.

Maybe a freeper lawyer can clear something up for me - - why wouldn't Libby's lawyers already have this tape of a conversation between a reporter and a government official? Clearly, the tape is relevant and crucial to the defense, and obviously there is no threat to national security.

[Phsstpok]

My guess is David Corn is one of them and he's resisting because he's going to have to expose the real leaker's who's probably in the CIA.

No, the leaker's never been in the CIA, but his wife used to be and he got sent on a trip to Africa by them once.

[Fishtalk]

I can't resist here.

This morning I just put up a post on my Blog comparing Nifong to Fitzgerald.

In my post is MY guess as to why these runaway prosecutors are allowed to run amok. It's about cowardice.

I also offer the supreme consequences of this "sit and wait" attitude. It's not pretty.

Nifong, Fitzgerald, Why They Go on; How we'll all suffer.

[AmishDude]

Armitage is the real leaker. Corn doesn't want to have to explain this inconvenient truth under oath. He can't even do it well in TV or radio interviews.

[newnhdad]

He was supposed to but he let the statute of limitations run out after he won the supreme court decision that shielded them against prosecution.

[txrangerette]

I'm not a lawyer, but what do you mean by "already have the tape"? Do you mean the Washington Post should have given them a copy just like they gave to the Prosecutor, or do you mean the Prosecutor should have given it to the Defense without it having to be subpoenaed?

[4woodenboats]

Think maybe Russet & Miller were given immunity for their testimony? If so, would that make them immune from another yet to be named reporter's testimony naming one of them as well?

[kcvl]

Two unidentified reporters may resist testifying

Tim Russert & Matthew Cooper?!

[txhurl]

You may have a bingo there.

[tobyhill]

Not to have to disclose their CIA sources.

[nopardons]

Thanks for the ping.

[nopardons]

ROTFLOL

[tobyhill]

Armitage is a leaker but I think there's others that are still in the CIA and have been yapping to some reporters and I'm pretty sure the courts won't allow the reporters to pick and choose who they want to out. This whole thing is who knew what and said what first and all Libby's attorneys have to do is show that a circle of reporters connected with Miller and Russert knew the info first.

[ohioWfan]

Answer.....

THERE IS NO CASE!!!

But you knew that already, didn't you? :)

[blau993]

You are correct in your belief that the prosecution is obligated to turn over all relevant evidence in its possession to the defense and that a subpoena is not normally necessary. My guess is that Fitzgerald is taking the position that the Woodward/Armitage tape is not relevant. That is because Scooter is not charged with illegally leaking Plame's name but rather with lying to investigators. Technically Fitzgerald may have a point, but he knows the judge won't be sympathetic, so he has probably said to Scooter's lawyers, "I won't give it to you voluntarily, but if you subpoena it, I'll comply with the subpoena." It's a face-saving device.

[MNbelle]

Thanks for the ping, Howlin. I'm looking forward to this matter finally going to trial.

[PeskyOne]

You and me both! I'd like to see some of the air taken out of him...probably think an atom bomb had been dropped!

[Dog]

Libby also has sought a subpoena for the tape of Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's interview with former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.

Lets suppose this tape Woodward is shown making up quotes....no other reason to ask for this tape UNLESS one of them is lieing.

[BlownChevelle]

This sounds like another witch hunt to me. Good timing on their part, just before the holidays. *sigh*

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