Columnist testifies Rove confirmed Plame was CIA

[rodeodance]

Columnist testifies Rove confirmed Plame was CIA

POSTED: 9:34 p.m. EST, February 12, 2007
Story Highlights
• NEW: Robert Novak says Karl Rove confirmed Plame's CIA position
• White House advisor Rove not expected to testify, sources say
• No decision on whether Libby will testify until end of case, defense says
• Vice President Dick Cheney could be called to the stand

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The journalist who first revealed the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame said in federal court Monday that two top government officials were his sources. ..............


Rove's legal team has been told at this point not to expect him to be called to testify, sources with knowledge of the case told CNN, although it is still possible Libby's defense attorneys will change their minds and call him.

And one source close to Rove said the White House official has been told that his chances of being called as a defense witness are between "zero and nil" at this point.

When the Plame debacle began in the fall of 2003, the White House denied Rove and Libby had any role in outing the former CIA operative.

[Straight Shooter]

1. Once again, bush is proven to be an incorrigible liar.

Once again, the GOP Kool-Aid will create amnesia in the Repubs.

[Why Syzygy]

2. 'The White House' denied

More precisely George W. Bush, squatter in chief, thief, liar and murderer extraoidinaire.
They still can't admit it.

[journalist3072]

3. Which, for me, begs the question

Can he be charged with the actual outing, then?

That's what I want. To out Valerie Plame was treasonous. I want someone charged with the actual outing...not just the other crimes and cover-ups in connection w/ the outing.

Is this new info what we've been waiting for?

[Garbo 2004]

9. This isn't new info. It's been known that Rove was one of Novak's sources for a long time.

Novak even went public with that info last summer.

I think to charge someone for leaking it would first have to be established that they knew they were passing on classified information. While it's been shown that people were chatty about Valerie Wilson, it has yet to be established as far as I'm aware, based on info available to the public, that the leakers to the press knew her affiliation with the CIA was classified info.

I think Libby knew. Which is why IMO Libby told Judy Miller Wilson's wife worked for WINPAC rather than the Counterproliferation Division as he had been told and why he wanted her to attribute the info to a "former Hill staffer" rather than an administration official.

[groovedaddy]

12. If they know that outing a covert CIA agent is a crime

and you hear that someone works for the CIA, should you not confirm their status before making that information public? Clearly, people in the WhiteHouse should know this and have access to ascertaining an CIA employee's status before going public. Besides, ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

[Grandrose]

4. Unbelievable liars!

It is disgusting and frustrating that these people flat out lied and
seem to suffer no consequences, where is law and justice, when you need
it. :mad:

[sutz12]

5. Note the wording....

Rove "confirmed" Plame was CIA. Not "stated." Didn't release the info, just confirmed it.

Nice legal dodge. He didn't say it, he just confirmed. These guys are slippery, as we all know.

[struggle4progress]

6. Link?

[struggle4progress]

7. President Bush Holds Press Conference Following the G8 Summit (10 June 2004)

Press Conference of the President After G8 Summit
International Media Center
Savannah, Georgia

... Q Given -- given recent developments in the CIA leak case, particularly Vice President Cheney's discussions with the investigators, do you still stand by what you said several months ago, a suggestion that it might be difficult to identify anybody who leaked the agent's name?

THE PRESIDENT: That's up to --

Q And, and, do you stand by your pledge to fire anyone found to have done so?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes ...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040610-36.html

[no_hypocrisy]

8. If John Edwards weren't running, I want him to be Valerie Plame's attorney

and the sue the hell out of Karl Rove. That's much better than having * fire him.

[Bhaisahab]

10. do you have a link? n/t

[Garbo 2004]

11. Link to CNN article:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/12/cia.leak/index.html