MSNBC had updated their 'memo' story - Prosecutor: Libby 'wiped out' Cheney memo

[Kadie]

Prosecutor: Libby 'wiped out' Cheney memo
Defense in CIA leak trial counters that White House tried to set up Libby

NBC News and news services
Updated: 8 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald used his opening statement in the CIA leak trial Tuesday to allege that Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff lied about Cheney's early involvement in the disclosure of a spy’s identity.

Fitzgerald said Cheney told his chief of staff, “Scooter” Libby, in 2003 that the wife of Iraq critic and former ambassador Joseph Wilson worked for the CIA, and that Libby spread that information to reporters. When that information got out, it triggered a federal investigation.

“But when the FBI and grand jury asked about what the defendant did,” Fitzgerald said, “he made up a story.”

Fitzgerald alleged that Libby in September 2003 “wiped out” a Cheney note just before Libby's first FBI interview when he said he learned about Wilson and his wife, CIA operative Valerie Plame, from reporters, not the vice president.

It was not clear if the reference to wiped out was literal or figurative.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16710730/from/id/16770023

[aquart]

1. Do I recall email erasure that was gleefully reconstructed?

Because the email was still stored elsewhere and the idiots didn't know that? Is that what this is?

[jsamuel]

7. good point, "wipped out" may make more sense if it was an email memo

[hippiechick]

2. ... we now have our own "missing 18 minutes" ...

:evilgrin:

How'd that saying go ? Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it?

Uh huh.

[originalpckelly]

Eggsactly!

That's just the very thing I thought of, and it shows their intent to lie and obstruct justice. It makes me wonder why they didn't prosecute Rover and Dickie.

[Epiphany4z]

6. maybe they will get something

they can use during the trial...I just don't ever see anyone getting Cheney or Rove though..its like me winning the lottery...possible...but not gonna happen...and boy would be I be happy if it did.

[npincus]

3. Yes.. David Schuster said he may have mispoken

and that guy is a straight shooter if there ever was one, so I'll take him at his word.

[Kadie]

5. Yep.

I watch him a few minutes ago. He wanted to make absolutely clear what he meant. It was good to see that kind of reporting.

[DemReadingDU]

4. watch the MSNBC video

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16770023


lots of damning evidence about Cheney


Prosecutor: Cheney deeply involved in CIA leak
Jan. 23: Prosecutors revealed that Vice President Cheney was much more deeply involved in the leak of CIA agent Valerie Wilson's identity than previously known. Hardball's David Shuster reports.
video is 5 minutes


edit to add...
There is now a 2nd video with Jonathan Alter reporting

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Wonder how Fitz found out about the memo?

Karl Rove better start look over his shoulder a lot.

[jsamuel]

9. previous poster suggested it was an email backed up by the server backup

at the wh

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. The note was from Cheney

Does Cheney even know how to turn on a computer?

[Tin Man]

11. Maybe Cheney left the note written in lipstick on Libby's bathroom mirror?

...I mean, that would explain the "wiped out" description, right?

Maybe that's how the Whitehouse operates: m-mail (mirror mail) ????

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. Or maybe he uses paper napkins

(Obscure reference to Jeb Bush who revamped Florida's education on the back of a cocktail napkin.)

[Tin Man]

12. kick

[capi888]

13. Fitzgerald MO

Go after the underlings first, to catch the real conspirators. Sounds like Cheney is up to his ears in this one, along with Karl Rove...going to get REAL interesting. Just heard, the remark, from Libby that he was not going to be the sacrifice for ROVE!!! Wow get out the popcorn...we may get rid of Cheney AND Rove!!

[aquart]

15. Slow down. This is a patient, loooong process.

How long did it take to put Governor Ryan away?