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.
I'd like to see Wilson frog marched to that courtroom...in shackles if necessary.
What happened to contempt of court? Failure to appear is subject to contempt with fines and/or prison time. At least that was when I worked for the Courts.
Can I be on your list?
thanks.
It seems like EVERYone I know (including me who NEVER gets them) had one this holiday season!
You know....they say that when you get colds, it means you're doing tooooooo much. Does THAT sound like anyone we know ;-) ???
Just for Scooter?
Meanwhile, PBS aired a rerun of the episode of Frontline called "The Dark Side," referring mainly to the eeevil Dick Cheney. They retold the inaccurate version of the so-called outing of Ms. Plame. The show featured the reliable (/s) witnesses Joseph Wilson and Richard Clarke. They took care to update the program with the ominous-looking update that Sec. Rumsfeld resigned in December 2006. Funny, I saw nothing about Armitage, or the grinch that stole Fitzmas.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darkside/view/
If big mouth Joe refuses to show up, Libby should be able to sue for his legal fees.
I can dream, can't I?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha.. complete with the proper hat!!
Re-Bump!
*snicker*
;o)
Re-re-bump!
Didn't he and Val recently flee to Santa Fe with their tails between their legs...I thought the timing was interesting...just before Christmas so they had a perfect excuse to hide from all the holiday partites where they might have been forced by their "friends" to do some 'splainin'.
That's a GREAT one, Phil.
To the wall!
Bump!
Merry Fishmas, er, Fiztmas, a couple of weeks late from the MSM/DNC hit man posing as a fearless law enforcer.
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