I think the VP might get in trouble on that one. Clarke is full of hot air, and vindictive, but he was nominally in charge of counterterrorism until October 2001. There might have been good reason to move him, but attack him for that. Don't suggest that he was out of the loop. Say that you moved him out of the loop. It's a big difference in how this will play out.
Now Cheney will be attacked for "lying" about when and where Clarke got out of the loop. No need for that. Just say it wasn't working out, we didn't trust his judgement, after all, 9-11 happened when he was in charge of stopping it from happening, and now he has sour grapes.
VP Cheney made a slight gaffe here.