The latest for the Plamiacs amongst us:
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(2007-02-02) — The prosecution in the perjury trial of I. Lewis “Scooter†Libby, the former vice presidential chief of staff, today continued to cast doubt on Mr. Libby’s claim that he “misremembered†details about events that led up to his failure to break a law against leaking a CIA agent’s name to reporters.
The prosecution called an FBI agent to the stand yesterday to testify that Mr. Libby, who is not charged with illegally revealing the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame, “feigned surprise†during an FBI interview when reminded of conversations he had with reporters during which he broke no laws.
In a dramatic moment, the prosecutor turned from the FBI agent to the jury and said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, if you were given the amazing privilege of speaking to a real journalist from a famous publication or TV network, wouldn’t you remember every detail, every word, every gesture, every pregnant pause? Of course you would. That brush with greatness would be seared in your memory — a treasured story you would pass on to your children and your children’s children. And yet, Mr. Libby wants us to believe he can’t recall what he said to reporters about deeds for which he now appears before you unindicted.â€
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Of course if hard news isn’t what you want, But analysis, Tom Maguire tardily gives us his divine guidance on revelations I discussed earlier and a whole lot more. Meanwhile Christopher Fotos is exasperated that the reporters for the post don’t seem to be able to keep up with the reporting done in the, Post! Oh well. I can’t praise them every day.
[tags] Valerie Plame, Patrick Fitzgerald, The Washington Post, Scooter Libby, Niger, Iraq [/tags]
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Lance
