WP: His Word vs. That of Reporters and Officials

[maddezmom]

Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 29, 2005; Page A10

If this were a theater of war, the obstruction-of-justice case against I. Lewis Libby could be described as a pincer movement.

From one direction comes the testimony of three reporters whose accounts differ significantly from the word of Libby, who resigned yesterday as Vice President Cheney's chief of staff. From the other direction comes testimony from half a dozen Bush administration officials whose accounts also contradict his sworn statements.



Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald outlines the case against former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby during a news conference at the Justice Department. (By Bill O'leary -- The Washington Post)


In the center is Libby himself, along with the stack of statements that prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald intends to use against him. A number of experienced lawyers said yesterday that the case, with its multiple witnesses, appears strong.

"It's going to be very difficult for Libby to defend himself here," said former CIA inspector general Jeffrey H. Smith.

Perjury charges against public officials can be difficult to prove because of tangled recollections and inevitable shadings of meaning. But former federal prosecutor Daniel Richman said Libby will have trouble making the traditional argument that the case is just a simple misunderstanding.

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[lovuian]

1. Yes Scooter nailed himself when he lied and lied and lied!!!

:crazy:

[baltlib]

4. yup kind of foolish to lie under oath

and the real stupid part is when you go to trial they have tapes proving it.

[watrwefitinfor]

5. Welcome to DU, baltlib.

:hi:

[fearnobush]

2. Steno Schmidt having a hard time finding lies.

I'll bet $20 she comes up with a new slash and burn peice on Joe by Weds.

[truthisfreedom]

3. well that's nice. i can tell that Fitzgerald isn't the kind of guy to

waste taxpayer dollars. if all Republicans were as stand-up as he seems to be, i might vote for a few.

[radfringe]

6. if Libby is "innocent" of the leak

why did he find it necessary to lie about it?

it still comes back to the big question - What is the real reason for invading Iraq?

A Chart of Bush Lies about Iraq -- A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY
http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/07/22_lies.html

The Bush administration's Top 40 Lies about war and terrorism
http://www.citypages.com/databank/24/1182/article11417.asp

[ClintonTyree]

7. They weren't lies..........

he just had lapses of memory, that's all. It does seem odd that every lapse in his memory happens to pertain to this issue, but hey, who hasn't forgotten things in their lifetime? :shrug: Nah,"Scooter" is just SOOOO busy and full of important information that he got this one wrong. Again and again and again! It could happen to anybody, right? :sarcasm:

[cassiepriam]

8. But didn't shrub just say Scoot was a loyal hardworking honest man??

At least he got the loyal part right.

[cassiepriam]

9. Wow, the reporters all flipped on Libby.

Russert adamantly denies Libby's statements, so does Cooper. And interesting Scoot lied too much. He started to trip himself up. So he is not even a good liar. First rule of lying is keep it simple. Looks like he thought he was so smart and so clever.

And please note the high level meetings Judy attended. She was like WH staff it looks like.