Condoleezza Rice Might Testify at Libby Trial

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2007 Condoleezza Rice may join Dick Cheney as a witness in "Scooter" Libby's perjury trial. The secretary of state's name appeared on a list of potential witnesses that included Karl Rove, Paul Wolfowitz, George Tenet, Colin Powell and members of the Washington media elite. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libby Trial May Put Cheney, Press in Hot Seat

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2007 I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's Plamegate trial finally gets started on Tuesday, promising to reveal the polluted secrets of a dishonest and opportunistic Washington elite. Expect to see Dick Cheney, the first sitting vice president to testify at a criminal trial, squirm as lawyers and witnesses discuss the administration's cherry-picking of intelligence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cheney Will Testify in Plamegate

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2006 "Scooter" Libby's defense team said it intends to call Vice President Dick Cheney to testify on its behalf in the high-profile perjury trial that resulted from an investigation into the leaking of Valerie Plame's identity. The vice president's spokeswoman indicated that he would comply with the request: "We've cooperated fully in this matter and will continue to do so in fairness to the parties involved." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: White House Guilt in CIA Leak Case Remains

Joe Conason / Truthdig Sep 7, 2006 The revelation that Richard Armitage first disclosed Valerie Wilson's identity as a covert CIA operative doesn't change the fact that it was Karl Rove and Scooter Libby who used that information in an attempt to punish Ms. Wilson for her husband's criticism of the Bush administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rove Won’t Be Charged in Leak Case

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 That's the word from special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and Rove's lawyer. This comes after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations between the two sides. Bush called Fitzgerald's conduct throughout the proceeding "dignified." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Ashcroft Knew and When He Knew it

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 Murray Waas at the National Journal has another sizzling scoop: Then-Atty Gen John Ashcroft continued to oversee the Valerie Plame-CIA leak probe long after he learned that top White House officials were suspected of involvement (He didn't recuse himself from the investigation for two months) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney May Be Called in CIA Leak Case

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald wrote that Cheney would be a logical witness in the proceedings against his former chief of staff, Scooter Libby. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Cheney Authorized Libby to Leak CIA Report

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2006 We know: "Duh!" right? Well, here's what's new: The author of this article, using newly surfaced Libby testimony, all but accuses Cheney of outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent--which has been widely suspected but never confirmed. The National Journal's Murray Waas (the country's leading news-breaker on this story) has the scoop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Powell’s Iraq Admission Reverberating

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 Colin Powell's controversial claim (made to Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer) that he never believed Iraq posed an imminent nuclear threat has renewed the debate about Powell's culpability in the Iraq debacle. Check out Vanity Fair's Chris Hitchens and Newsweek's Evan Thomas discussing the issue on "Hardball" or read Jane Hamsher's take at Firedoglake. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

David Shuster Dissects the Spin on Leakgate

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2006 Watch for the classic video clips of Bush claiming that he didn't know who was leaking sensitive information. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prosecutor Puts Bush in the Spotlight

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 Patrick Fitzgerald writes in a legal briefing, "It is hard to conceive of what evidence there could be that would disprove the existence of White House efforts to 'punish Wilson.' " Also, Bush formally admits to declassifying the intelligence later leaked by Libby to reporters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Specter Calls for Bush to Speak on Leak

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2006 The Republican senator said of Bush's authorization of the WMD intelligence leak: "We ought to get to the bottom of it so it can be evaluated, again, by the American people." Also: Information had been strongly disputed months before Cheney and Libby leaked it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )