Bush Channels Nixon in Libby Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2006 In 1977, Nixon said, "When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal"? Well, Bush's lawyers allegedly said this about the leak of classified intelligence: "Presidential authorization to publicly disclose a document amounted to declassification of the document." Got it? When the president leaks it, that means it is not illegal. UPDATE: the White House tries to quell the furor over the leak. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Libby’s Defense: The Dog Ate My Memory

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 Vice President Cheney's indicted former chief of staff hires a Harvard memory loss expert for his defense, and hints in court filings that memory loss will be among the "central themes" of his defense. The National Review has a great follow-up on this. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney’s Coup

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 A little-noticed three-year-old executive order vastly expanded the powers of the vice president and illuminates how Cheney and his minions led us into war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Says He Has Power to Declassify Info

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2006 Apparently both he and President Bush have this power, but the VP was mum on details The disclosure, in his interview with Fox News, could lay the groundwork for a criminal defense of his former chief of staff, Scooter Libby Read the full text of his interview here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Cheney OK Libby’s Leak of Secret Info?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2006 Vice President Cheney's indicted former top aide, Scooter Libby, has told a grand jury that his "superiors" granted him permission to give secret information to reporters to help bolster the White House's case for war on Iraq. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libby Trial Delayed Until 2007

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 How convenient: Scooter's day in court gets pushed off until after the midterm congressional elections because one of his lawyers has a "scheduling conflict." | storyUPDATE: New documents shed more light on Libby's perfidies. | report Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libby Plans to Subpoena Journalists

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2006 Just when you thought you had heard the last of Judy Miller | story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )