Reply #7: Fitzgerald bought the defense that Valerie Plame's identity [View All]

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as a CIA officer wasn't really covert, and was already public knowledge. The operative legal theory is that the outing was intentional and malicious (undeniably), but that it was already known that Ambassador Wilson's wife was a covert operator.

I'm sure that's true among those in Washington who have security clearances. However, if under similar circumstances, someone at DU had first published her name, I wonder whether the US Attorney from Chicago would have decided against indictment.

I guess they should now let Judy Miller and Matt Cooper off the hook.
But, I still want to know who Novak's source was -- that's unlikely to be released now, as the Grand Jury record will be sealed, unless perjury charges are sought against someone. Fitz has said that's a possibility, so the show's not over yet.


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