Special counsel: Cheney may be called to testify

[liberal N proud]

Prosecutor says vice president’s ‘state of mind’ relevant in CIA leak case

Updated: 12:59 a.m. ET May 25, 2006
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney could be called to testify in the perjury case against his former chief of staff, a special prosecutor said in a court filing Wednesday.

Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald suggested Cheney would be a logical government witness because he could authenticate notes he jotted on a July 6, 2003, New York Times opinion piece by a former U.S. ambassador critical of the Iraq war.

Fitzgerald said Cheney’s “state of mind” is “directly relevant” to whether I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the vice president’s former top aide, lied to FBI agents and a federal grand jury about how he learned about CIA officer Valerie Plame’s identity and what he subsequently told reporters.

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Let’s get everything out’
In his grand jury testimony, Libby said Cheney was so upset about Wilson’s allegations that they discussed them daily after the article appeared. “He was very keen to get the truth out,” Libby testified, quoting Cheney as saying, “Let’s get everything out.”

Cheney viewed Wilson’s allegations as a personal attack because the article suggested that the vice president knew that Wilson had discounted old reports that Iraq had tried to buy uranium yellowcake from Niger to build a nuclear weapon.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12961060/

[rodeodance]

1. Fitz is getting two for one with this comment:

Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald suggested Cheney would be a logical government witness because he could authenticate notes he jotted on a July 6, 2003, New York Times opinion piece by a former U.S. ambassador critical of the Iraq war.

[leveymg]

2. Good. Get the bastard under oath.

Ask lots and lots and lots of questions about every meeting, every e-mail, every memo.:7 :evilgrin:

[sandrakae]

3. Oh please, you mean LIEIFY. There Dick Cheney helped created a new word.

Why even bother. They will never got the truth out of that arrogant bastard.

[Virginia Dare]

4. Then maybe Ftiz can trap his ass into a blatant lie...

I'd like to see that. Remember, he and the Chimp have already met with Fitz at least once, so maybe it's already happened...hey I can dream, can't I?

[stop the bleeding]

5. Here are all 3 PDF Court Filings from last night - finally together

i would have had all of them last night at 11:30pm, but it was a gosh darn apostrophe that was messing up the links, I have seen 2 of three filings out on the internets(in OP) but here are all three together.

05/24/2006 GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO COURT’S INQUIRY REGARDING NEWS ARTICLES THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO OFFER AT TRIAL - 10 pages

05/24/2006 GOVERNMENT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY TO THE RESPONSE OF I. LEWIS LIBBY TO GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO COURT’S INQUIRY REGARDING NEWS ARTICLES THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO OFFER AT TRIAL - 4 pages

05/24/2006 Exhibits A - C - 20 pages

of course as always all filings are being stored here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x3589

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I love the thought that Cheney may actually have to answer questions under

oath!