Jury hears contradictory statements in Libby case

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ABC News

A Case of He Said, He Said


Feb. 5, 2007 — Jurors in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby heard audiotapes of his March 5, 2004, grand jury testimony. In those tapes, the vice president's former chief of staff made statements that contradict testimony from government witnesses at his perjury and obstruction-of-justice trial.

Libby was charged last year with lying to a federal grand jury and FBI investigators about how he came to know the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson, a CIA officer married to former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson. Her name was revealed in a newspaper column by Robert Novak that resulted in the Justice Department investigation headed by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald.

On the tape, Libby is asked if he was a source for Novak's column. "No sir," Libby told the prosecutors and grand jury members, who would eventually indict Libby on five counts.

At the outset of the grand jury testimony, Fitzgerald is heard asking Libby if he understands that false statements constitute perjury. Libby responded, "Yes." On the tapes Fitzgerald provided a brief overview of the investigation and told Libby, "You are a subject of the investigation."
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2851718&page=1

[LiberalVoice]

1. Wait...You mean to tell me Libby is liar?

Prepostrous I say! :wow:

[speedoo]

2. Nooooocoo. The Vice President's Chief of Staff, etc,? Noooo!

This cannot be. The President promised that he would clean things up!! :wtf: