LIBBY's LIES

[Me.]

Below, the details of the lies that put him in the sights of Patrick Fitzgerald.

“Three days later, White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters he had talked to three officials — Libby, Rove and Elliot Abrams — and "those individuals assured me they were not involved in this."

The following Tuesday, Oct. 14, Libby reached a decision point. The FBI asked whether he had disclosed Plame’s job or identity to any reporter, and he said he had not learned of them even known those details until July 10 or 11. His source, he asserted, was NBC’s Tim Russert. According to the indictment, he said he passed along Russert’s information as gossip to Cooper of Time. He told the FBI that he did not discuss Plame with Miller at all when they met on July 8.

Current and former officials said they did not know why Libby made those statements. Perhaps, they said, Libby believed the reporters would never be called forced to testify, or that the statements from Bush and McClellan encouraged him to believe the inquiry would reach no result. Whatever his reasons, Libby had committed himself. He would give much the same account to agents again in November, and repeated them twice in sworn testimony before a grand jury.

"It would be a compelling story that will lead the FBI to go away, if only it were true," Fitzgerald said in his Friday news conference. "It is not true, according to the indictment."cont…

http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/14/plameologists-go/

[stepnw1f]

1. So Fibby Fries

Well... goes to jail I mean.

[acmavm]

2. Libby's a serial liar? Aren't they all? And that's the LEAST of their

sins.

[H2O Man]

3. Nominated.

The article that the OP links to is very interesting.

[Me.]

4. It Is An Excellent Re-Cap

Isn't it?

[stop the bleeding]

7. For anyone that is lost on the Plame timeline read the link that

is provided in the OP

Thank you!!!

[WiseButAngrySara]

5. K & R & Thanks! ....n/t

[leesa]

6. Very interesting summary article with the revisions included.