Libby's Lawyers Want to Subpoena Reporters

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Associated Press
Update 2: Libby's Lawyers Want to Subpoena Reporters
By TONI LOCY , 01.20.2006, 04:30 PM

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Lawyers for a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney told a federal judge Friday they want to subpoena journalists and news organizations for documents they may have related to the leak of a CIA operative's name.

Libby's defense team did not disclose the names of reporters or news organizations it wants to subpoena.

The filing provides the most concrete indication yet that a large part of Libby's trial strategy will be identifying other government officials who knew Plame was a CIA operative and told reporters about it.

The kind of subpoena cited is for documents or records, not testimony. Such subpoenas usually require records to be turned over before trial so the defense team would have a chance to review them. Libby's team said it expects a delay in the trial while news organizations fight the subpoenas, if Walton agrees to issue them.

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[emulatorloo]

1. Key Phase: "Libby's team said it expects a delay in the trial" . . . .

What a nasty tiresome delaying tactic. The same old crap, hoping reporters will cover for Libby's BS and CRIMES.

I HOPE IT BACKFIRES ON THEM.