'Startling moment' at Libby trial as President Bush is referenced

[kpete]

'Startling moment' at Libby trial as President Bush is referenced

David Edwards
Published: Tuesday February 6, 2007


One "very startling moment" occurred when a tape of Libby's grand jury testimony included references to President George Bush.

"There was one other very startling moment, referring to President Bush, in Scooter Libby‘s Grand Jury testimony on audiotape, Libby noted on a piece of paper, a notation, and prosecutors asked whether the notation shows that President Bush was interested in the Kristof article in the State of the Union," Shuster said. "It was a Kristof article in May of 2003 which first got the White House thinking about Ambassador Wilson, because it talked about an ambassador‘s trip, which essentially undercut the State of the Union speech."

Shuster continued, "Libby was asked about the president‘s interest and he said, yes, that‘s what my notes signals, but Libby then went on to testify he never discussed the president‘s interest with the vice president, nor did Libby speak about it with President Bush. He went on to testify that he only heard about the president‘s interest from a senior staff meeting. Of course, we don‘t know if Libby was telling the truth, but it was certainly a tantalizing bit of testimony."

Liveblogging the trial at firedoglake, Swopa notes that Bush's name came up again today during playback of Libby's grand jury testimony.

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Startling_moment_at_Libby_trial_as_0206.html

[Nostradammit]

1. 5 votes and no comments?

I'll say it:

Yeeeeehaw!

[babylonsister]

2. I just saw this, and shall second that Yeeeeeehaw! nt

[Radio_Lady]

3. Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I'm going to a preview of "Music & Lyrics" tonight.

Thanks for posting. K & R.

That audiotape better not have lots of minutes missing from it when they finally release it to the public. Remember Dick Nixon!

[Irishonly]

9. Is anyone surprised?

Two of the most vindictive, other adjectives inserted, are in the WH. Of course, the Shrub was involved up to his little beedy eyes.

[Disturbed]

4. What did the Pres. know and when did he know it?

Will Busholini be implicated?

[Radio_Lady]

5. Yep. That's the gold nugget we're trying to find.

[Zhade]

6. KICK

KICK

[Nostradammit]

7. Kick

[Missy Vixen]

8. I'm looking forward to hearing those tapes as well

I remember Watergate. This is worse.

Julie
president for life of the PFEB

[Radio_Lady]

12. Hardball with Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann both played the tapes.

Dick Cheney was up to his eyeballs in "spin" -- amazing!

I hope they call both him and Scooter under oath.

[Norquist Nemesis]

10. Sure...he 'never discussed it' but that doesn't mean that

Cheney didn't expressly tell him that he (Cheney) and Bush had 'a conversation' and gave him marching orders.

[me b zola]

11. k&r!