When did Fitzgerald know this? Why did he continue the investagtion into who leaked her name after knowing the truth upfront? Could it have been politically motivated?
2007-07-05 05:36:45 · 24 answers · asked by John Galt 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
wtfdubbya, is a coward who doesn't except e-mails. So how can I ask him about Clinton's lies? North was more of a man in this teens than this coward will ever be, funny.
2007-07-05 05:47:30 · update #1
It was politically motivated, no doubt about it. Hypocrisy is alive and well. I feel sorry for any person who put their life on the line and work for Intelligence only to be betrayed later by their own Government.
Our countries safety depends an excellent intelligence. How can our country attract top people if our Government not stand 100% behind them.
2007-07-05 05:44:59 · answer #1 · answered by flieder77 4 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Plame wasn't covert. End of story. No covert CIA employee works 9 to 5 at CIA headquarters. Plame was walking in and out of the front door five days a week. The prosecutor knew this his first day on the job. So what exactly was he investigating for two years?
2016-05-18 23:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Armitage was the primary leaker. But Rove and Libby also provided the information to several reporters. Armitage and Rove did not lie to investigators. Fitzgerald knew some information (that Armitage and Rove had leaked) when he talked to Libby. Then what Libby told him did not square with the facts as he had them. That meant someone was lying, and the investigation continued.
For Ruth. Much has been made of the 'Non crime' of leaking Plame's name. It was a crime. Even if she never was to go undercover again, keeping her prior status secret is vital to national security. Blowing it puts at risk any operations she was involved with in the past. It makes gathering intelligence more difficult or impossible for anyone using a similar cover in the future. And it puts at grave risk anyone that ever had any contact with her when she was operational. Those people are now known to have dealt with a CIA undercover operative and may be suspected of being spies in their won country. That is why is is illegal to reveal the name of a CIA operative, even after the end of the operation, and even if the operative is not likely to have such an assignment in the future.
2007-07-05 05:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by jehen 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Fitzgerald knew only a few weeks into his case that Richard Armitage a favorite of the Democrats in the Bush administration had leaked the name. He was being pushed by people like Charlie Schumer to find a conservative close to Vice President Cheney to take the fall. It definitely was politically motivated.
2007-07-05 05:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
More than one person leaked the name of Valerie Plame. Close to Treason. That was what was lied about. The political motivation was to get even with Joe Wilson. The entire White House is suspected of involvement.
Now lets see if this question goes missing as others have done.
2007-07-05 05:49:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
It doesn't matter to you or to any republican who leaked the name.
It might be noteworthy
The Atty gen that prosecuted Libby case was REPUBLICAN
The Judge that Presided over case and Sentenced Libby was A GEORGE W BUSH APPOINTEE
the continuation of the case did NOT BOTHER republicans when KEN STARR continued case on Whitewater and could find NOTHING but he continued until he found out about a BJ
same stuff
how hypocritical are these republicans?
As if a BJ is as bad as nullification of Criminal Justice proceedings ( AND Bush was complicit in the case!!!!)
or
Lying about reasons for Invading a Country
you folks are just UNBELIEVABLE (as unbelievable as your President has made America in the eyes of the WORLD)
2007-07-05 05:56:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Armitage and Fitzgerald knew this long before Libby's trial ever started. Fitzgerald and Libby were old rivals and Libby beat him more often than not. Fitz was out for revenge and seems to have gotten it. Allow me to also point out that Plame WAS NOT undercover since she had been seen on the Georgetown party circuit with her hubby and was listed in "Who's Who"--and you put your OWN name in! "Who's Who" doesn't do it!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/07/eveningnews/l
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/
2007-07-05 05:52:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
He actually ended the leak investigation long before he called charges against Libby for obstruction of justice.
I know this is difficult to people who do not really understand the laws pertaining to investigations but one investigation can lead to another seperate investigation... in the course of investigating the leak, Fitzgerald determined that Libby was not forthcoiming and had a lot of inconsistencies, these inconsistencies (by Fitz's determination) were not accidents.
The grand jury heard Fitz's argument and agreed that he had enough evidence to have charges presented and tried... When it went to trial a judge and jury determined that Libby was purposely lying to investigators so they convicted him.
It is time for ALL of us to understand this if we want to continue arguing about this... Libby's conviction was not about leaking, it was about lying to a high judicial office.
2007-07-05 05:50:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Richard Armatige..but Fitzgerald gave him immunity..
2007-07-05 05:44:31 · answer #9 · answered by UMD Terps 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Not sure exactly - no charges or convictions there - yet.
We do however know that Scooter Libby was convicted by a US court for LYING to cover it up - we may never get justice due to this man's traitorous actions.
I guess one thing came out of this that can't be changed by a pardon - he was once convicted by our justice system and although he may get off he will always be nothing more than a lying scum - just like Gordon Liddy and Olie North!
2007-07-05 05:44:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋