McClellan can't exonerate Cheney in CIA leak affair
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 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A former Bush spokesman said Friday he did not think the president knew about the leak of a CIA agent's identity, but
refused to give the same assurances about Vice President Dick Cheney.
"I do not think the president had any knowledge" of the revelation of Valerie Plame Wilson's identity, Scott McClellan said at a House Judiciary
committee hearing. "In terms of the vice president, I do not know." (visit the link for the full news article)
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[edit on 6/20/2008 by Hal9000]
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I don't know if Scott McClellan's testimony will be enough to bring any additional charges against anyone involved in the leaking of Valerie Plame's
name or not, but we will see. I was surprised that George Bush did not invoke executive privilege to keep him from testifying in front of Congress.
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It seems that McClellan is toeing the line here. He's not about to admit to anything that may be construed as libel, but he sure is throwing out some
really heavy hints.
The Bush administration has not managed to keep itself above the fray, and it shows. I think it will only be a matter of time before the
administration's full involvement is known.
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reply to post by maria_stardust
In Scott McClellin's book he wrote some pretty damning statements on just about everyone. It does appear that he still protects George Bush, but has
no love loss for any of the others.
The thing is if anyone is charged and convicted, unless it takes longer than till the end of the year, they would probably be pardoned or have the
sentence commuted by George Bush. Although I think a trial of that magnitude, if started now, most likely would run longer than that.
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