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Feds Spied on New York Times Reporter

Kevin Spak — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:35:05 CST

Federal investigators spied extensively on New York Times reporter James Risen in their effort to discover who leaked details to him of the CIA's attempt to pass faulty nuclear information to Iran. The depth of this spying was revealed yesterday, in the criminal trial of his alleged source, former CIA...

Cheney: Wilson Mission Was CIA 'Amateur Hour'

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:00:00 CDT

Dick Cheney's memory may have been a little iffy about the Valerie Plame leak, but Politico reports that the former veep left no room for doubt about his opinion of her husband's trip to Niger to investigate an Iraqi purchase of plutonium. "It was amateur hour out at the CIA,...

Cheney on Plame Leak: I Can't Recall

Nick McMaster — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:02:07 CDT

After years of effort by the Bush and Obama administrations to keep documents related to the CIA leak case secret, redacted portions of the special prosecutor’s 2004 interview with Dick Cheney released today show plenty of nothing. The then-VP apparently suffered acute memory loss: Cheney told Patrick Fitzgerald he couldn't...

Evidence Tying Cheney to Plame Leak Grows

Harry Kimball — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:01 CDT

The Obama Justice Department is continuing its efforts to maintain the Bush administration's secrecy over Dick Cheney's role in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, the Washington Post reports. A filing this week, intended to bolster the current administration’s case for keeping secret details of the then-VP’s 2004 interview with...

Cheney Furious at Bush for Not Pardoning Libby

Matt Cantor — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:26:57 CST

Dick Cheney is furious that President Bush wouldn’t listen when he repeatedly pushed for a last-minute pardon for Scooter Libby, the New York Daily News reports. The ex-VP “went to the mat and came back and back and back at Bush” for a full pardon, said one close to Cheney....

Cheney Says Bush Erred in Not Pardoning Libby

Harry Kimball — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:15:01 CST

Dick Cheney believes disgraced former chief of staff Scooter Libby, convicted in the CIA leak investigation, deserved a pardon, the Weekly Standard reports. “He was the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice,” the former vice president said. “Obviously, I disagree with President Bush.” Bush’s decision has been ascribed to...

Libby Deserves Bush Pardon

Nick McMaster — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:16:01 CST

“Simple justice” should compel President Bush to pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby, writes Fred Barnes in the Weekly Standard . “Libby has either been punished far too severely for a very small offense,” writes Barnes “or he is an innocent man.” Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction—but not the actual...

Libby Hasn't Asked to Be Pardoned

Nick McMaster — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:30:07 CST

President Bush has less than a week to pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby for his role in the CIA leak case, and at this point it’s unclear if he will, writes Byron York for the National Review . Dick Cheney's former chief of staff hasn't applied for one through the Justice Department....

Court Tosses Lawsuit Over CIA Leak

Dustin Lushing — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:13:27 CDT

A federal appeals court today threw out former CIA spy Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Dick Cheney and a group of former Bush White House officials for leaking her identity to the public. The court ruled that Cheney, Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, and former State Department official Richard Armitage were acting...