The Libby defense offers up Rove
It appears the Libby defense will be "that White House officials had sought to make him a scapegoat in the investigation of the leak of a C.I.A. operative’s name to protect Karl Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff." (That could be juicy.)
(Guardian) "They're trying to set me up. They want me to be the sacrificial lamb,'' Wells said, recalling the conversation between Libby and Cheney. "I will not be sacrificed so Karl Rove can be protected."
(Shuster via Kos) "There was other information that was damaging to the Vice President concerning the State of the Union and the false claim that was made. The prosecutors say the evidence will make it clear that VP Cheney asked the Director of the CIA George Tenet to take complete responsiblity for the mistake and to make it clear that the VP and the president were not involved..."
(Shuster via ThinkProgress) "Cheney personally “wrote out for Scooter Libby what Libby should say in a conversation with Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper.”
(Hullabaloo) "CW mouthpiece" Norah O'Donnell "is asking Andy Card and Leon Panetta if the president is going to have to ask Dick Cheney to resign as a result of what's being alleged at the Libby Trial."
(Guardian) "They're trying to set me up. They want me to be the sacrificial lamb,'' Wells said, recalling the conversation between Libby and Cheney. "I will not be sacrificed so Karl Rove can be protected."
(Shuster via Kos) "There was other information that was damaging to the Vice President concerning the State of the Union and the false claim that was made. The prosecutors say the evidence will make it clear that VP Cheney asked the Director of the CIA George Tenet to take complete responsiblity for the mistake and to make it clear that the VP and the president were not involved..."
(Shuster via ThinkProgress) "Cheney personally “wrote out for Scooter Libby what Libby should say in a conversation with Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper.”
(Hullabaloo) "CW mouthpiece" Norah O'Donnell "is asking Andy Card and Leon Panetta if the president is going to have to ask Dick Cheney to resign as a result of what's being alleged at the Libby Trial."
posted by mikevotes at
2:42 PM
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"I will not be sacrificed so Karl Rove can be protected."
Guess again, MOFO!
When I first heard of this, I thought - Karl! This thing has his proverbial finger prints all over the case.
Which reminds me of how I first heard of Joseph Wilson and Ray McGovern. It was a hearing by Conyers. Sheehan was there too. All paths ... huh? :)
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Anonymous, at 3:55 PM
I am pretty curious about this. Is he really willing to take Rove down, or is it just a "reasonable doubt" defense.
Because if he wants' to take Rove down, this is one hell of a platform.
(Of course, Libby's lawyers are being paid out of a defense fund so their interests may not exactly mirror his.
The Republican donors do want him to get off, but mainly because they don't want the bad press.)
Mike
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mikevotes, at 3:59 PM
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