Raw Story: Cheney, Libby Not To Testify In CIA Leak Trial

[Hissyspit]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Cheney_wont_testify_in_Libby_trial_0213.html

Cheney, Libby won't testify at CIA leak trial
Brian Beutler
Published: Tuesday February 13, 2007

Vice President Dick Cheney will not testify as expected in the trial of his former chief of staff I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, according to a report on MSNBC. CNN reports that Libby himself will not be testifying, either.

A snow storm shut down government agencies in Washington today, prompting the court to send the jury home early for the day. But before wrapping up all proceedings, Libby's lead counsel Theodore Wells announced that he had released the Vice President from being a witness.

Liveblogging the trial at Firedoglake, Marcy Wheeler, author of the recently published Anatomy of Deceit: How the Bush Administration Used the Media to Sell the Iraq War and Out a Spy (aka emptywheel) provides a "blogger's approximation" transcript.

"Prior to lunch I indicated to the court that I would be making recommendations to Libby with regards to the progress of his case," Wells told the courtroom, according to emptywheel. "Over the lunch hour Mr. Jeffress and I advised Cheney's lawyer."

"If we had called him he would have been available on Thursday," Wells reportedly continued. "We have released the vice president as a witness."

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[stevedeshazer]

1. I feel like a kid that's been told Christmas is cancelled.

And my bike's been stolen, along with my BB gun.

:(

[Crabby Appleton]

2. I never had any doubt that cheney would not be called

[lovuian]

3. Me Neither I always knew Cheney wasn't going to testify

thats why he was so relaxed and smiling

at State of Union

Fitzgerald exposed the crisis machine the schmear and the lying

Scooter did fall on the sword for his master

who is in the secret indictment? Anybody know?

[lovuian]

5. kick

:kick:

[Marnieworld]

4. Who put that writing on the wall?

Cause they sure see it.

:rofl:

They are so scared. They know they's been busted! :headbang:

[goforit]

6. Well, this is a given. Fitzgerald given tooooo much credit for nothing.