[oceanview]

the judge hasn't been very fair to Libby, excluding the whole issue of Plame's status and the machinations around the revelation, from the trial.

[Rummyfan]

Seems likes grounds for an appeal right there, if necessary...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

AJ Strata has some comments about the Judge:

Abandon The Plamegate Ship!

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Bob Woodward just delivered a bombshell regarding the period when Joe Wilson was talking to every reporter out there, and was literally bragging in public he was the mysterious ex-ambassador - because when reporters in DC know who you are, it takes less than a day to track down your spouse!

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Update:: Don’t miss Clarice Feldman’s take on today’s opening broadside for the defense team.

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Judge Walton and Fitz are on the ropes. Walton is basically daring the Appeals Court to overturn him. Not a good sign for the government’s case. Some lunch and deep breathes hopefully will calm him down.

[lugsoul]

The judge didn't exclude the issue.

They had a couple of months of CIPA proceedings to determine what classified information could come in and what could not.

The judge doesn't have the authority to simply decide that classified information can be revealed in open court.

And, if you are going to say there was nothing classified about it, if that were the case it wouldn't have been the subject of CIPA proceedings.