Grand Jury Subpoena Stands for Time Magazine Reporter - (Plame)

[TacticalPeek]

washingtonpost.com
Grand Jury Subpoena Stands for Time Magazine Reporter



Thursday, November 18, 2004; Page A06

A federal judge yesterday refused to quash a subpoena seeking the testimony of Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper and ordered him to answer questions before a grand jury investigating whether Bush administration officials illegally leaked the identity of a CIA operative to the news media.

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Cooper's lawyers said Fitzgerald's demand for a second chance to question Cooper was "unreasonable and oppressive." But U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas F. Hogan said the focus of Fitzgerald's investigation has shifted unexpectedly since that interview and he rightly seeks to ask other questions.

-- Carol D. Leonnig

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A58484-2004Nov17?language=printer




Playing burnout. :evilgrin:

[lasttrip]

1. wow. thanx for the link.

[rooboy]

2. Put Rove, Novak and Libby in a Fallujan mosque and END IT. n/t

[sundancekid]

3. score one more for the good guys -- go fitz

[Surikat]

4. Can somebody tell me why Novak, who broke the story...

...hasn't been questioned by the grand jury? It seems like they've questioned every other journalist on the east coast but it's like Novak has a magical get-out-of-jail card.

Just puzzled.

[4_Legs_Good]

5. And I want him in jail *SOOOOO* bad!!!

I can't stand to hear his voice anymore.

Gah, someone put that guy away FOR GOOD!

david

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

7. Laying out...

...the trap for when Novak has to testify in court. If he waffles, then they can get him on perjury as per other's testimony.

[private_ryan]

17. ding ding ding...we have a winner

Novak is not going anywhere. Having everyone else's version first is much better to set him up

[Rose Siding]

10. Perhaps he's a subject of the investigation

I don't know how but who knows what's been uncovered about his relationship with the WH.

[Occulus]

22. A subject, but not THE subject

They're after the leaker, not the one(s) who reported it. However, those who reported it, I'm sure, know exactly who itwas that gave them the information.

There are few people who actually have legal access to the "who" part of our CIA agents. And for very good reason.

[Nordic65]

13. Well, he can't speak about the case...

Sometime last spring I saw him on a C-SPAN morning show and he said, in response to a question from a viewer, that he was legally barred from responding to the question...

[bunny planet]

16. That's just what I was going to ask?????????

Seems every reporter but Novak is being subpoenaed. :wtf:

[NVMojo]

6. out all the crooked journalists who don't truly stand on being

the public's watch dogs and are instead the Bush administrations' whores.

[nixonwasbetterthanW]

8. "shifted unexpectedly" preceded, or followed, Rove appearance?

Cooper testified in August; Rove went before the grand jury in late October. The judge's reference to the probe having "shifted unexpectedly" makes no specific time reference. Did Rove lay himself a trap in which Cooper can now toss him?

[halobeam]

11. I hope so

Something's gotta give here already. It's outrageous that all this illegal and yes, IMMORAL crap this admin. has and still is doing, is going without anyone getting nailed.

Somethings GONNA give, lets just hope it's now, it's already so late for so many good people in this world becuase of this admin.

[TacticalPeek]

9. Kick.

:kick:

[lancdem]

12. I'm thrilled to see the Plame investigation is not going away

[MGKrebs]

14. Wow! Cool.

"Shifted unexpectedly"? Sounds dramatic. I mean, if it "shifted unexpectedly" into a dead end, it seems unlikely the judge would have granted the interview.

Keep hope alive!

[lancdem]

15. I agree

[Straight Shooter]

18. I'm sitting here reading all these threads and a thought occurs to me

What is the position of the new Attorney General on this case? Has he ever said anything about it at all?

Maybe he thinks punishing people for the crime against Plame is "quaint"?

[anarchy1999]

20. Sharp. Good question. "Quaint". All kinds of new definitions and faces

gaining new positions of power??? Yep, it is "quaint", alright, and really, frighteningly questionable.

[anarchy1999]

19. Is this the beginning of a "finally, finally" moment in time?

It is just almost too much to hope for. Oh, please.

Just why did it have to take so long and why did we have to wait until after the "selection".

Why?

[Booster]

21. Actually if it really happens, it will be more disgraceful for Bush

Co. to be in office. If it does happen, and I am doubtful, I hope this country finally turns on the little weasel like the rest of the entire world has done. I hope he has to sell his beautiful ranch just to pay his lawyer's fees. Hope, Hope, Hope.