Can you help me out?

[Pryderi]

I'm looking for a transcript of a press conference Bush gave a year or 2 ago.

Bush was asked if he "stands by" his statement that anyone in his administration is found responsible for the Valerie Plame leak would be fired. To which Bush responded, "yes".

TIA

[Pryderi]

1. NM. I found it...

Q Given – given recent developments in the CIA leak case, particularly Vice President Cheney's discussions with the investigators, do you still stand by what you said several months ago, a suggestion that it might be difficult to identify anybody who leaked the agent's name?

THE PRESIDENT: That's up to –

Q And, and, do you stand by your pledge to fire anyone found to have done so?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes. And that's up to the U.S. Attorney to find the facts. "


http://www.g8.utoronto.ca/summit/2004seaisland/bush040610.html

[mcscajun]

2. This is the one....

Q Given -- given recent developments in the CIA leak case, particularly Vice President Cheney's discussions with the investigators, do you still stand by what you said several months ago, a suggestion that it might be difficult to identify anybody who leaked the agent's name?

THE PRESIDENT: That's up to --

Q And, and, do you stand by your pledge to fire anyone found to have done so?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes. And that's up to the U.S. Attorney to find the facts.

Q My final point would be -- or question would be, has Vice President Cheney assured you --

THE PRESIDENT: It's up to the --

Q -- subsequent to his conversations with them, that nobody --

THE PRESIDENT: I haven't talked to the Vice President about this matter, and I suggest -- recently -- and I suggest you talk to the U.S. Attorney about that.

Hold on for a minute. I'm kind of observing for a second. I've got to call on the Texas newspaper. Hillman.


http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040610-36.html