According to this website, Cheney was present at White House Iraq Group meetings where Wilson’s contacts with Walter Pincus and Nicholas Kristof were discussed (before Wilson’s famous op-ed on the uranium scare fraud). If true, this is REAL dynamite.
Two officials close to Fitzgerald told RAW STORY they have seen documents obtained from the White House Iraq Group which state that Cheney was present at several of the group’s meetings. They say Cheney personally discussed with individuals in attendance at least two interviews in May and June of 2003 Wilson gave to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus, in which he claimed the administration “twisted†prewar intelligence and what the response from the administration should be.
Cheney was interviewed by the FBI surrounding the leak in 2004. According to the New York Times, Cheney was asked whether he knew of any concerted effort by White House aides to name Ms. Wilson.
Sources close to the investigation have also confirmed that special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is trying to determine Vice President Cheney’s role in the outing of Mrs. Wilson, more specifically, if Cheney ordered the leak.
Remember, Nixon did everything in Watergate related to burglaries, etc. exclusively through Haldeman, his Chief of Staff. Libby is Cheney’s Chief of Staff and we already know he is heavily involved in this, and that he lied to the grand jury. Why would Libby lie to the grand jury and deny involvement? In order to protect his boss, that’s why.
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