Why Ari Fleischer Demanded Immunity in Plamegate

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

It turns out Ari Fleischer will be the next witness, once court resumes Monday. (Damn, just missed him!) The defense team wants to note--for the jury's benefit--that Fleischer demanded immunity before he would agree to testify, because this might cast Fleischer's testimony in a different light.

And here Fitzgerald makes a nice little chess move: Fine, he says, we can acknowledge that Fleischer sought immunity. As long as we explain why. Turns out Fleischer saw a story in the Washington Post suggesting that anyone who revealed Valerie Plame's identity might be subject to the death penalty. And he freaked.

http://www.tnr.com/blog/theplank?pid=74925

[orleans]

1. uh, yeah--it's called "treason" ari. n/t

[Garbo 2004]

2. Except the WaPo article in question says no such thing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=54945&mesg_id=59738

[Pachamama]

3. Ari should remember what he once reminded us of:

"Be careful what you say..."

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