NYT: Top Bush Aide Is Questioned in C.I.A. Leak

[huckleberry]

By DAVID JOHNSTON
Published: February 10, 2004

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — President Bush's press secretary and a former White House press aide testified on Friday to a federal grand jury investigating who improperly disclosed the identity of a C.I.A. agent, the press secretary and a lawyer for the aide said on Monday.

The appearances of the press secretary, Scott McClellan, and the press aide, Adam Levine, reflected what lawyers in the case said was the quickening pace of a criminal inquiry in which a special prosecutor is examining conversations between journalists and the White House.

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In addition to the grand jury appearances, which are believed to include other Bush administration officials, prosecutors have conducted meetings with presidential aides that lawyers in the case described as tense and sometimes combative.

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One set of documents that prosecutors repeatedly referred to in their meetings with White House aides are extensive notes compiled by I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff and national security adviser. Prosecutors have described the notes as "copious," the lawyers said. In addition, the prosecutors have asked about cellphone calls made last July to and from Catherine J. Martin, a press secretary for Mr. Cheney.


more at
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/10/politics/10LEAK.html

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. It's only a matter of time

[RamboLiberal]

2. As much as I hate to quote Drudge - if he's right this is getting HOT

Prosecutors conduct series of meetings described as 'tense, combative'... Armed with handwritten White House notes, detailed cell phone logs, e-mails between presidential aides and reporters, prosecutors demand explanations of conversations... Developing...

http://www.drudgereport.com/

[He loved Big Brother]

6. Not as hot as Lewinskygate

Now *that* was hot...we still hear about it.

[alfredo]

3. hey folks, careful of the fan, you don't want to be in front of it when

the Republicans hit the fan.

[mouse7]

5. Don't insult feces like that

Geez, what did feces ever do to you to be called Republican.

[priller]

4. Ashcroft recusing himself was our sign, I think,

that some bad stuff was coming down the line and he couldn't stop it. I can't wait!

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. So where's the media frenzy last week

when high level WH staff was called before the grand jury. Remember when Monica and Linda testified? We had 24/7 coverage with all the gory details leaked to the press. Now a week later we are just finding out that Bu$h's own press secretary has testified. So much for that so called liberal media.

[LeftHander]

8. MOre Snips

"But prosecutors have said they would charge White House aides with obstruction of justice or false statements if they failed to provide truthful statements about specific conversations that some aides could not clearly recall among the hundreds of conversations with some White House reporters, the lawyers said.

Prosecutors have emphasized the seriousness of the case, informing the White House employees that they are "subjects" of the inquiry. In legal terminology, a subject is in potentially greater jeopardy of being accused of a crime than a witness. But a subject is in a less threatening situation than a target, someone who may expect to be charged."

Yeah buddy! This is serious stuff here folks. We aren't seeing it hit the major progpaganda outlets yet because this is IT folks. They are making sure that no mistakes are made in the investigations.

AWESOME! Even if the leakers are lead to sacrifice by Bush they will be so high on the totem pole that any hopes of relection are gone.

I expect the GOP convention will be a house cleaning affair. As those honorable memembers (if there are any) will oust the scallywags from positions of power in the GOP.