BREAKING: Libby Destroyed Evidence Prior To Testifying, Cheney ‘Deeply Involved’

[ProSense]

BREAKING: Libby Destroyed Evidence Prior To Testifying, Cheney ‘Deeply Involved’

Under oath, Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff Scooter Libby told a grand jury that he first learned that Joe Wilson’s wife, Valerie Plame, was a CIA agent from conversations with the media. In fact, he first learned that information from Vice President Cheney himself.

Libby is now on trial for perjury. His defense is that he simply forgot who told him that Plame worked for the CIA. But in court today, prosecutors outlined a powerful case establishing that Libby had reason to remember who told him and motive to cover it up. MSNBC’s David Schuster said today’s revelations from prosecutors are “new and will astound a number of people, even those who have been following this case.” Among the new claims:

– “Vice President Cheney himself directed Scooter Libby to essentially go around protocol and deal with the press and handle press himself…to try to beat back the criticism of administration critic Joe Wilson.”

– Cheney personally “wrote out for Scooter Libby what Libby should say in a conversation with Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper.”

– “Scooter Libby destroyed a note from Vice President Cheney about their conversations and about how Vice President Cheney wanted the Wilson matter handled.”

Schuster has the report. Watch it:

Wonder what will happen to the Scooter defense fund?

[aquart]

1. Oh. My. Word. Cheney wrote the script? And they can prove it?

LOL! Dick's face is going to be fun tonight.

[blm]

16. I'm sure it is no surprise to him. He's just surprised some newsmedia is telling on him.

Guess they wore out some of their protectors in the media.

[mzmolly]

2. David Schuster "freakin rocks" for lack of better words.

Thanks, recommended.

[Tellurian]

12. Thanks, ProSense for posting.. We'll have to ck out Bush tonight

****Looking for GIN BLOSSOMS****..

If his SOTU Address is even coherent?

[babylonsister]

3. Wow, ProSense, awesome! You are quick! Rec'd! nt

[kimmerspixelated]

4. It doesn't get any better than this!

[eleny]

5. Drip...drip...drip... Buh-Bye!!!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. purfect.

a great big DU WAVE TO DARTH!

[Sequoia]

6. Scotter better stay out of high rise hotels and such.

Cliffs, airplanes, alongside train tracks...you get the picture.

[mzmolly]

7. "The Vice President is not accused of any wrongdoing..."

In other words, what CHENEY did was "legal" even if it was loathsome.

[peacetalksforall]

10. Did he destroy documents? If yes, obstruction of justice? How

do we know that he told 100% truth in the preliminary cross-examination? Isn't it too early to say that he was within the law?

[mzmolly]

15. I do think it's too early.

At least I hope so.

[thereismore]

8. He keeps saying "the evidence will show" - that would rock! nt

[CrazyOrangeCat]

11. K&R

[AtomicKitten]

13. I didn't fathom til now just how devastating this trial will be.

drip, drip, drip

K&R

[xchrom]

14. fingers crossed this gets even worse.

[Nay]

17. WOW. If Libby really dimes out all these bastards, it will be a great

day. THEN let's talk about impeachment, folks.

[Silence Dogood]

19. Thinking the Same thing

like dominos........

[calimary]

23. Welcome to DU! Where we watch the aspens "already turning.

And when they turn, they turn in clusters."

:evilgrin:

[tanyev]

18. Oh, man. I meant to send a few pennies taped to a sheet of paper

to the Scooter defense fund and ask them to be sure and send me a receipt. I forgot. Maybe there's still time.

[emulatorloo]

20. kick and nominating n/t

[StClone]

21. SOTU will outshout the Fitz & Liddy SHow for now.

We've waited this long and I think Fitz will not lose his laser.

[porkrind]

22. D'oh!

[Imagevision]

24. Hey! when the going gets tough, the tough resign due to health issues...

[The Deacon]

25. K & R - n/t

[sakabatou]

26. This smells almost as bad or worse than Nixon