From the indictment of Scooter Libby (PDF):
“On or about July 10 or July 11, 2003, LIBBY spoke to a senior official in the White House (“Official A”) who advised LIBBY of a conversation Official A had earlier that week with columnist Robert Novak in which Wilson’s wife was discussed as a CIA employee involved in Wilson’s trip. LIBBY was advised by Official A that Novak would be writing a story about Wilson’s wife.”
David Schuster was just on MSNBC speculating that Official A is Karl Rove, since his name is mentioned nowhere in the actual indictment. The only problem is that this would be contrary to Novak’s claim that his source was “no partisan gunslinger.” Unless that was meant to be an inside joke for Novakula. And I’d say his whacky-ass Republican mind might actually do that.
And then there is this:
“On or about May 29, 2003, in the White House, LIBBY asked an Under Secretary of State (“Under Secretary”) for information concerning the unnamed ambassador’s travel to Niger to investigate claims about Iraqi efforts to acquire uranium yellowcake. The Under Secretary thereafter directed the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research to prepare a report concerning the ambassador and his trip. The Under Secretary provided LIBBY with interim oral reports in late May and early June 2003, and advised LIBBY that Wilson was the former ambassador who took the trip.”
The speculation, of course, on this official is John Bolton. I can’t confirm or deny anything about that.
Time for the Fitzgerald press conference.
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