Leak Jurors May View White House Tapes

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By MATT APUZZO Thursday, February 01, 2007

WASHINGTON - ...

McClellan originally told the press corps that President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, had nothing to do with the leak and prosecutors say Libby pressed McClellan to make a similar statement for him. McClellan ultimately did clear Libby's name in the press.

Fitzgerald says the briefing room tapes show that Libby was eager to publicly conceal conversations he had with reporters about CIA official Valerie Plame. Libby is accused of lying to the FBI and obstructing the investigation into the leak of her identity.

Libby's attorneys say the tapes can't be used to suggest Libby's state of mind because there's no evidence he actually watched them. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he'd rule on the issue Thursday.

Fitzgerald also appears to be planning another multimedia display that would let jurors hear Libby's grand jury testimony in court. FBI agent Deborah Bond was scheduled to be the next witness Thursday and could provide an opportunity for Fitzgerald to play the tapes ...

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/02/01/ap/washington/d8n110g80.txt

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1. Jury slated to hear "Scooter" Libby tape at perjury trial

Updated Feb. 1, 2007, 10:50 a.m. ET

... Fitzgerald believes jurors should hear and see Libby's words for themselves. He successfully fought to allow into evidence Libby's full grand jury testimony - the sworn statements he gave prosecutors during the investigation - and the prosecutor played a brief clip during his opening statement ...

http://www.courttv.com/news/2007/0201/libby_ap.html

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2. Aww, poor Libby. You almost feel sorry for the guy... hung out to dry to protect Rove.

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4. And ultimately both hung out to dry to

protect Darth Cheney and President Vindictive. I believe wholeheartedly that Bush is ultimately
responsible for this. He's always been known as a vindictive little sob. This kind of thing is right up his alley.

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3. Oooh, TAPES! How Nixon-ian!

I haven't had this much fun since the backlash from Colbert's speech!

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rocknation

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5. Bring 'em on!

It's beginning to seem like 1972 all over again.

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6. Libby Judge Allows White House Tapes

By MATT APUZZO, The Associated Press
Feb 1, 2007 1:05 PM (4 hrs ago)

WASHINGTON - A federal judge allowed Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to play portions of White House briefing room videos Thursday at the perjury and obstruction trial of former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby ...

U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he would not permit Fitzgerald to play the entire tape, which includes a heated question-and-answer period that McClellan had with reporters. He said Fitzgerald could play the portions in which McClellan clears Libby and says anyone who leaked classified information would be fired.

The tapes were to be played Thursday afternoon ...

http://www.examiner.com/a-541481~Libby_Judge_Allows_White_House_Tapes.html