Did Cheney break the law by telling Scooter about Plame

[justiceischeap]

If Scooter has security clearance? I don't know if he does have said clearance but if two people have security clearance have a conversation with one another, then they aren't breaking the law are they?

[wryter2000]

1. That's the way I understand it

The person who breaks the law is the one who tells someone without clearance.

[napi21]

2. NO! Scooter has top clearance. The crime would be if Cheney

told Scooter to go after her in the Press. I question if we would ever hear that!

[justiceischeap]

4. Unless Scooter flips.

30 years is a long time to sit in a cell.

[lebkuchen]

5. Right.

ScooterPie was Cheney's hatchet man.

[ewagner]

7. Right

excellent distinction.....

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Correct. Security matters may be discussed amongst those with

proper clearance. If that weren't true, nothing could ever be said.

[tulsakatz]

6. true.......

it is not a crime to tell someone else who has a security clearance.

KKKarl's defense is that Scooter never told him she was covert. But I believe it is customary to tell someone if the information is classified or high security........meaning that you don't pass that info to someone without a security clearance!! That is against the law.

[justiceischeap]

8. What amazes me is no one is asking this question

If Cheney and Shrub didn't know about this, why? Either way, neither of them not knowing what a "top aide" is doing doesn't seem kosher and of course, if they did know, then that's not kosher either.

[lovuian]

9. It depends on why and how and for what reason he told them!!!

Motive or was he the leader in the conspiracy!!!

[applegrove]

10. I think Fitz said that Scooter was having the conversation about Plame &

Wilson with numerous people in numerous departments. And as long as the name is not made public, but between people with "clearance" it is not a crime.

That's what i got.

Now if Cheney was part of a plan to out her name... and someone testified to that..that might be something.

But just discussing the names & origins of the Wilson leaks amongst themselves is not a crime.