Posted on 01/04/2007 11:00:35 AM PST by STARWISE
Scooter Libby has responded to Joseph A. Wilson's Motion to Quash a Subpoena Libby isued to him as a "precaution" to assure he'd be available to tesify if necessary at the forthcoming criminal trial. Case 1:06-mc-00560-RBW Document 4 Filed 01/03/2007
Aside from citing the relevant strong legal precedent in his favor, detailing his efforts to accommodate Wilson's travel schedule and deriding as factually absurd the claim that the subpoena is meant to harass Wilson and affect his civil case against Libby as to which there is a pending Motion to Dismiss, Libby sets out the factual reasons why Wilson may need to take the stand.
He observes that it was to rebut Wilson's lies that the office of the vice president responded to his claims. He notes that Wilson spoke to many reporters during the relevant period, many of whom will be testifying at trial. In this regard he names Matt Cooper's co-author, Andrea Mitchell , Judith Miller, Walter Pincus and Robert Novak.
Most interestingly, the Motion to Quash states:"Recent disclsures by the government show that Wilson had a relationship with one of the government's key witnesses in the case and was in contact with that witness regarding certain issues key to the indictment in the relevant period." No name is given. I'd place my bet on Marc Grossman, Armitage's Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
The cross examination of Mr. Grossman should be interesting.
Thanks STARWISE....
I want Libby's lawyers to nail Wilson's butt!!!
(scuse the language).
Thanks Starwise. Are you feelig better?
ping to Howlin
It's absurd. The judge is not going to quash the subpoena. And if Wilson doesn't show up, he'll probably dismiss the case.
Thanks, O ... I'm home .. thick .. with a code in my node.
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In the FWIW department, for my money if Wilson is excused from testifying, the entire case is gone. The 4th Amendment gives Libby the right to face his accuser who is, indirectly, Joe Wilson.
No Joe, no go!!
Thanks for the ping. This could be fun!
Lord knows we NEED some fun!
Go Scooter!
Maybe things are turning. Hopefully 2007 will be much better than 2006.
Look at Somalia. The Jihadists are being crushed. Hopefully a harbinger of things to come.
Thanks for the ping Howlin. And Starwise, thanks for the post.
Frogmarch old Wilson into the courtroom.
Thanks, Howlin. :-)
Wouldn't that just be poetic???
Hell, we should make sure Wilson doesn't show up! ;-)
The political usefulness of the issue is over, the election happened, and now Wilson wants to get on with his life after moving away from Washington.
Wilson does not want to take the stand, because he will have to perjure himself, if he sticks to his original "story." If he tells the truth, he will be the laughing stock of the Liberal and Conservative worlds and his Civil suit will be at an early end.
LOFL... he also spoke to every leftist college campus in the nation...
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