Libby defense witnesses: Who are they?

[antiimperialist]

We know from last year's http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/05/cia.leak/index.html">reports that Scooter Libby's defense team is ready to bring 5 witnesses who will try to convince the jury that Joe Wilson himself somehow "leaked" his wife's name.
It is possible that one or more of these witnesses will be none other than the four supposed recipients of the leak from sources other than US Officials, and whose lies were debunked by Media Matters of America http://mediamatters.org/items/200511110011">here.

Here is short bio of each of them:

"Witness" #1: former CIA operative Wayne Simmons: Said, without evidence, that Wilson told everyone about Plame's status at parties.
"Witness" #2: retired Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely: This one said that Wilson told him about Plame's CIA job while they both waited to be on air during a TV show. After being threatened by Wilson's lawyer, Vallely changed his story, saying that it was 1 time, (not 5 as he earlier stated) that Wilson told him about Plame.
"Witness" #3: NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell:
Mitchell simply said one day that everyone knew about Plame, only to confess the next day in Don Imus' radio show that she didn't know anything until she read Novak's column.
"Witness" #4: Clifford May:
May is a former Republican National Committee communications director. He said that someone's friend told his cousin that his neighbor's godfather knew Plame was a CIA agent. Well, he didn't use these exact words, but you get my point. pure BS.

[davidwparker]

1. Is this trial televised? I know they have live blogging, but watching

this list of characters take the stand would be fun. :popcorn:

[DearAbby]

2. Strange to be fighting the wrong charges.

what does the outting of Plame have to do with lying to the FBI and the Grand Jury? Or Obstruction of Justice? Why are they still trying the wrong case?

[antiimperialist]

3. Correct

But desperate cases require desperate measures.
What they don't know is that Swiftboating might work with an electorate, but not in a jury against the great Patrick Fitzgerald.

Go Patrick!

[AtomicKitten]

4. The defense has subpoenaed Cheney and Dan Bartlett.

[AlCzervik]

5. OMG did you make that up about Clifford May?

If you did than :rofl:
and if you didn't:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: