Gergen: Libby lied; he and Cheney would not testify. There's something they don't want to discuss.

[DeepModem Mom]

Gergen: 'There's a lot more to know' in CIA leak case
March 7, 2007

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A top White House aide from past administrations speculates that some of the facts in the CIA leak case may never come to light, even with the conclusion of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's perjury trial.

"What I do think is clear is that there's a lot more to know," White House veteran David Gergen said Tuesday. "And there had to be a reason why the defense attorney did not put Scooter Libby and the vice president on the stand."...

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"Perhaps Ted Wells never even knew why Scooter Libby didn't want to go on the stand. But clearly, there's something behind this case," Gergen, a former adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton, told CNN's "Larry King Live."

"Why would Scooter Libby lie, as the jury determined? Why would he not take the stand? Why would the vice president not take the stand? There's clearly something they do not wish to discuss. And I don't know what that is."

Appearing with Gergen, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, "It will be interesting to see if the White House can sustain not talking about this through the appeals process."...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/07/cia.leak/index.html

[rusty charly]

1. gergen also described the bushies as

"scandal-free" up to now. (grain of salt)

[DeepModem Mom]

2. Yep. That statement has been throughly examined in other threads. nt

[originalpckelly]

3. Gergen is right. They are hiding that Cheney was involved in the Niger Forgery somehow.

[DeepModem Mom]

4. I just saw that mentioned here. Well, that would be a bombshell! nt

[monktonman]

5. Isnt there supposed to be a civil trial soon?

could plames lawyer call the vice president?
Something along the lines of " We have to prove that this guy is guilty of her losing her job beyond a shadow of a doubt, so, we need to explore every plausible scenierio ..yadda...."

Is that possible?

[DeepModem Mom]

6. Calling DU legal eagles! nt

[ebayfool]

9. I don't see why not ...

if they can depose a sitting president, they can depose a vice prez! They just might wish they hadn't pushed for that precedent w/Clinton.

And it will be lovely to see, I'm sure. I'd sure pay to see it!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

7. Wow, Scott McClellan? SCOTT MCCLELLAN???

Even he now admits there's something bigger here than meets the eye? Even he now admits there are "questions"???

According to the article:

"I would be advising the White House to get out there and find some way to talk about this in enough detail to answer some of those questions that David brings up that are still hanging out there," added McClellan, a former spokesman for the Bush administration.


What happened to the happy moon-faced kool-aid drinker who never wanted any detailed information to get out or any questions to get answered?

[DeepModem Mom]

8. Indeed -- what happened to Scotty! nt