CIA Leak: Ari Fleischer Took the Fifth, Testified Under Immunity

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CIA Leak: Ari Fleischer Took the Fifth, Testified Under Immunity
Posted by Editors | Jan. 24, 2007, 9:02 am
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2007/01/24/cia-leak-ari-fleischer-took-the-fifth/


As] the two legal teams began their courtroom battle, new information was disclosed about the leak affair, including the revelation that Ari Fleischer, White House press secretary at the time of the leak, had identified Valerie Wilson as a CIA officer to NBC News reporter David Gregory a week before the leak appeared in Robert Novak’s July 14, 2003 column, and that Fleischer, during the subsequent criminal investigation, took the Fifth Amendment and demanded (and received) immunity before testifying to Fitzgerald’s’ grand jury.

Fleischer told the grand jury that he had learned about Valerie Wilson’s CIA affiliation first from Libby and then from Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director. (This directly implicated yet two more White House officials in the scandal.) Gregory, though, did not report the information, and he later declined to talk to Fitzgerald about his conversation with Fleischer. Fitzgerald never subpoenaed him. (In a response to an email from a colleague asking about today’s disclosure, Gregory emailed, “I can’t help you, sorry.”) The first day of the trial also brought the news that after the Justice Department opened an investigation of the CIA leak in fall 2003, Cheney pressured the White House press office to make a statement clearing Libby of any wrongdoing.
(http://www.thenation.com/blogs/capitalgames?bid=3&pid=159887)

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Thank you, 'Fringe.

BTW, don't think I ever mentioned it, but I love the 'toons.

[formercia]

2. The liars' ball

I hope Fitz can catch Ari in a fib, thus voiding his immunity.

[AlCzervik]

3. thanks for the post.

[gWbush is Mabus]

4. if ANYONE in my administration is involved with the leak, I will FIRE them

Cheney
Rove
Libby
Bartlett
Fleschier
Armitrage

that's probably not even half of them

[A Simple Game]

6. It's only a leak if it comes from the bottom of the pail.

If you intentionally tip the pail so the liquid comes out, that's not a leak.

See, nothing to it, it's not a leak if it comes from the top(VP's office, executive staff, etc.). It is a leak if it comes from the bottom(some minion that leaks something harmful to the administration).

[Virginia Dare]

8. He said they "will be taken care of"....n/t

[Tin Man]

5. Well, we already suspected as much, but it's great to see it in writing

Looks like things are beginning to snowball... :popcorn:

[Janice325]

7. I love David Gregory.

Give 'em hell, Fitz!
k&r

[Catherine Vincent]

9. Could David Gregory become a possible witness to the prosecution?