CIA Leak Case Watch: Libby Resigns After Indictment

I. Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, testifies on Capitol Hill in this March 1, 2001 file photo. Libby was indicted Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, on charges of obstruction of justice, making a false statement and perjury in the CIA leak case.

The ASSociated Press has Cheney Adviser Resigns After Indictment

The vice president’s chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr., was indicted Friday on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation, a politically charged case that will throw a spotlight onPresident Bush’s push to war.

Libby, 55, resigned and left the White House.

Friday’s charges stemmed from a two-year investigation by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald into whether Rove, Libby or any other administration officials knowingly revealed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame or lied about their involvement to investigators.

The grand jury indictment charged Libby with one count of obstruction of justice, two of perjury and two false statement counts. If convicted on all five, he could face as much as 30 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines.

Cheney is mentioned by name in the 22-page indictment and several officials are identified by title, but no one besides Libby was charged.

In each of the counts, the basic allegation against Libby is that he lied to investigators or Fitzgerald’s grand jury about his conversations with reporters. He is not accused of purposely revealing the identity of a covert officer, the potential charge that Fitzgerald was initially appointed to investigate.

22 Months and $70 million for 5 B.S. charges.

N.B. He is not accused of purposely revealing the identity of a covert officer, the potential charge that Fitzgerald was initially appointed to investigate.

First Martha Stewart and now this.

The federal justice system is broken.

Flap is listening to Patrick Fitzgerald on Fox News.

Flap’s impression of Fitzpatrick is that he is a self-righteous prosecutor with a BIG HEAD from previous case who is out of control.

His career as a United States Attorney should be over.

He has wasted taxpayers money and did NOT prove a case.

And some heads are going to ROLL at the CIA……

Blah Blah Fitzgerald is blabbing on about who told what to whom and when……. Who Cares? But then again he spent over $70 million on this investigation.

Damn this guy is a self-righteous idiot…..the United States takes its laws serious…….GAG ME PLEASE….

Now he is taking questions… and throwing out baseball analogies regarding whether the investigation continues……

Fitzgerald is throwing out charges but he did NOT indict Libby on them…….Guilt by innuendo……

Reporters are asking why someone was not charged with the LEAK???? Fitzpatrick is NOT answering but using the law as an excuse for not explaining….. refusing to comment.

Fitzpatrick wants people to take a deep breath……. but something SMELLS here………

The average person does not understand about the Grand Jury process………Oh Please!

Was it worth keeping Judy Miller in jail? didn’t want to pick a fight with the New York Times and did not want a First Amendment showdown…… blah blah blah…… wanted to make sure we needed reporter testimony…..

Other leakers? Cannot go beyond the four corners of the indictment….

Fitzgerald is not saying Valerie Plame was covert…… not charging Libby with that.

The news conference is continuing…….$70 million worth of prosecutorial excess…….