"Colin told me he'd handle this. "
Posted on 07/17/2007 3:35:15 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
The further redacted affidavits filed in the Miller case are now available online. Two interesting facts have struck Just One Minute commenters as we skim through this newly available material.
First, Fitzgerald granted Ari Fleischer immunity without requiring him to provide waivers, so that Fitzgerald could not confirm Ari's story with reporters. This seems remarkable, and when you add to it that Fitzgerald claimed in court that he granted immunity to Fleischer without having any idea what he'd testify to, it is astonishing. It may explain why he believed for so long that Libby had been the source to Walter Pincus, who at trial testified it was not Libby, but Fleischer who told him about Plame.
More interesting perhaps is that Armitage falsely denied that he'd told any reporter before Novak. Among the interesting tidbits available now in the latest unsealing of redactions:
48. The investigation of Armitage's conduct is near complete and, indeed, Armitage testified for the second (and final) time before the grand jury on September 22, 2004. Armitage testified that he did not recall discussing Wilson's employment with any reporter other than Novak prior to July 14, 2003, and specifically denied any recollection of discussing the matter with Cooper or any of his Time colleagues.
Not only was this false--Armitage had told Bob Woodward in June of 2003-- but it ignores that he had refused repeatedly to grant Woodward a waiver to tell that to the investigators:
Here's Woodward's account of his efforts to tell the investigators:
Nov. 21st 2005 -
LARRY KING: Doesn't it appear a little that way though when your other source won't let it be public who he or she is? That sounds conspiratorial.
WOODWARD: It may be but I pressed that source as much as you can
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I made efforts to get the source, this year, earlier, and last year, to give me some information about this so I could put something in the newspaper or a book. So, I could get information out, and totally failed.
and
Then, the day of the indictment I read the charges against Libby and looked at the press conference by the special counsel and he said the first disclosure of all of this was on June 23rd, 2003 by Scooter Libby, the vice president's chief of staff to "New York Times" reporter Judy Miller.
I went, whoa, because I knew I had learned about this in mid- June, a week, ten days before, so then I say something is up. There's a piece that the special counsel does not have in all of this.
I then went into incredibly aggressive reporting mode and called the source the beginning of the next week and said "Do you realize when we talked about this and exactly what was said?"
And the source in this case at this moment, it's a very interesting moment in all of this, said "I have to go to the prosecutor. I have to go to the prosecutor. I have to tell the truth."
And so, I realized I was going to be dragged into this that I was the catalyst and then I asked the source "If you go to the prosecutor am I released to testify" and the source told me yes. So it is the reporting process that set all this in motion.
It's easy to see why the prosecution fought so hard to keep this material from the public eye. I can't wait to see the still redacted portions of the prosecutor's affidavit and the opinion.
Each bit of information makes this prosecution look more focused on finding a scapegoat--Libby- than on finding out the truth.
Hat tip: Mjw, ts, elliott
Clarice Feldman
Update:
Tom Maguire finds more puzzling information in the recently redacted affidavits: At Source
Clarice has done yoeman's work on this.
Scooter ping
Very, very interesting.
Clarice is the best! Scooter ~~ PING!
bump
Am I right in thinking that once more Armitage has been shown to be directly guilty of what Libby was indicted for and convicted of? Obstruction of Justice ala perjury? Why am I not surprised?
"Colin told me he'd handle this. "
To quote from the article:
First, Fitzgerald granted Ari Fleischer immunity without requiring him to provide waivers, so that Fitzgerald could not confirm Ari’s story with reporters. This seems remarkable, and when you add to it that Fitzgerald claimed in court that he granted immunity to Fleischer without having any idea what he’d testify to, it is astonishing. It may explain why he believed for so long that Libby had been the source to Walter Pincus, who at trial testified it was not Libby, but Fleischer who told him about Plame.
So....we have yet ANOTHER lie by the prosecutor in the trial? First, at least I understand it to be the case, that Fitzy KNEW that Russert filed a false affidavit, and now we have another direct lie from Fitzy to the court?
And Fitzy indicted and a jury found Libby guilty of LIEING and OBSTRUCTING justice, when it is being shown that it was in fact Ftizy who was lieing and obstructing justice?
Heaven help us....Fitzy is WORSE than Niphong if I’m reading this right.
Reverse the verdict Judge Walton (can he still do that?) or hang up your robe and hang your head in shame.
BUMP!
Rather than unraveling any mysteries, it seems Clarice is confirming and reconfirming, in spades, what we already know - - that Armitage is a coward and a weasel, and Fitzgerald is a selfish little mouse.
The verdict of the Libby trial should have read, “Rove Convicted In Absentia”
The verdict of the Libby trial should have read, “Rove Convicted In Absentia”
Walton flushed himself down the toilet long, long ago.
He clearly has no shame.
How do these people sleep at night? I’m beyond disgusted. I have been disgusted since day one of this travesty, but as more and more tid-bits of information are revealed, I’m disgusted and angry. I have sent several hundred dollars to the Libby defense team; I hope he does pursue his appeals on the merits and I hope that someday Fitzy gets his due and Libby gets reputation back.
I repeat my question: how do these people sleep at night?
Why wasn't Armitage indicted for lying to the Feds? Sounds like selective prosecution to me.......
Doesn’t it sound as if Armitage is exposed to a perjury indictment? Or was he more careful who he lied to?
IMO, since Armitage was Powell's boy, Fitzfong couldn't get to Rove OR Cheney through him, and that was the aim of the whole fraudulent prosecution.
malicious prosecution
some name columnist or reporter needs to do a major story on just how malicious this is, pointing out all of the facts proving it so. Recall the FBI case agent lost some releveant parts of her notes and her supervisor never made an issue of it. Too much poor memory relied upon. There is so much that is inaccurate, incomplete, trivial - and smelly.
If such a piece is written a comparison of Fitzgerald and Nifong should be included.
Nifong,a proven scumbag is having the book rightfully thrown at him for malicious prosecution, while Fitzgerald is held as a hero by the left and elite. A good writer might well be a nominee for a Pulitzer Prize - like Rush’s Nobel Peace Prize!! (yuk, yuk)
The media pack circled wagons around Old Baldy....
Wow, that is a bombshell. Fitzy = a Federal Nifong .
So Armitage perjured himself before the Grand Jury?
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