Plugging Leaks (Rove's FBI Testimony in Plame Affair)

[Snellius]

President Bush's chief political adviser, Karl Rove, told the FBI in an interview last October that he circulated and discussed damaging information regarding CIA operative Valerie Plame with others in the White House, outside political consultants, and journalists, according to a government official and an attorney familiar with the ongoing special counsel's investigation of the matter.

But Rove also adamantly insisted to the FBI that he was not the administration official who leaked the information that Plame was a covert CIA operative to conservative columnist Robert Novak last July. Rather, Rove insisted, he had only circulated information about Plame after it had appeared in Novak's column. He also told the FBI, the same sources said, that circulating the information was a legitimate means to counter what he claimed was politically motivated criticism of the Bush administration by Plame's husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson.

Rove and other White House officials described to the FBI what sources characterized as an aggressive campaign to discredit Wilson through the leaking and disseminating of derogatory information regarding him and his wife to the press, utilizing proxies such as conservative interest groups and the Republican National Committee to achieve those ends, and distributing talking points to allies of the administration on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. Rove is said to have named at least six other administration officials who were involved in the effort to discredit Wilson.

http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2004/03/waas-m-03-08.html

[nolabels]

1. "Rove is said to have named at least six other administration "

Rove is said to have named at least six other administration officials who were involved in the effort to discredit Wilson.

You mean he is not taking it on the chin?

Such a brave man

[gatlingforme]

2. Rove is a BIG man here. He has showed us

what powers may be when it comes to telling the truth. This Repbulican Admin. is really scraping the bottom of the barrel as usual - How low can they go.???????

[chiburb]

3. I'm surprised he didn't blame the Clenis...

Or maybe he did to the FBI?

[JNelson6563]

10. "the Clenis"

haha Hilarious!

Julie

[hang a left]

4. I posted this is the thread on this subject yesterday.

Does anyone remember back in July when it was discussed and I think that there was an article linked as well. That if anyone discussed the outing of Plame after the fact (or after the article was printed) that it was not illegal. The original outing was in fact illegal but not repeating what had already been reported. KKKarl is not throwing himself under the bus here, that is my take. He is admitting to trying to smear Wilson not breaking the law. He is scum.

[central scrutinizer]

7. Yes, so brave

that he went after Wilson by putting Wilson's wife in danger. Now that is family values for you!

[salin]

5. Pssst: Rove knew that this info HARMS U.S. intel on WMDs...

and decided the political impact (of discrediting Wilson) was worth the damage to intelligence and thus U.S. National Security.

THAT is the story.

[Cooley Hurd]

6. Doesn't this prove intent by the WH?

He also told the FBI, the same sources said, that circulating the information was a legitimate means to counter what he claimed was politically motivated criticism of the Bush administration by Plame's husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson.

This definitely strengthens the case of the DoJ.

[LeftHander]

8. Rove is going be caught lying

BWAHAHAHAHAHahHAhAHhhaAhah!!!

He's going to be charge with obstruction of justice....

The ultimate arrogance of KKKarl has done hime in

[rocktivity]

9. Rove WANTS to be charged with obstruction of justice

because it beats the hell out of being charged with treason. That's why this story got out in the first place--he's planted it as a form of pre-trial jury tampering!

:headbang:
rocknation

[KoKo]

11. Good Point, Rocknation! But, isn't Martha being charged with Obstruction

and aren't they showing prison cells on MSNBC (seen yesterday) where Martha would spend time...yuck.

If it's fair for Martha and we can't get him on Treason, it seems he should still do "time."