David Shuster Dissects the Spin on Leakgate
Watch for the classic video clips of Bush claiming that he didn't know who was leaking sensitive information.Watch for the classic video clips of Bush claiming that he didn’t know who was leaking sensitive information.
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David used a lot of video to dissect the latest spin regarding the admission by President Bush that he did leak information to the press that was helpful to him sell the war in Iraq.
Bush verifies the former “Hill staffer”-Scooter Libby’s claim. The video contains Bush saying that he didn’t know anybody in his administration that leaked any classified information. He obviously wasn’t including himself.
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