From Tuesday's Washington Post: "Cheney’s Office Is A Focus in Leak Case; Sources Cite Role Of Feud With CIA."

As the investigation into the leak of a CIA agent’s name hurtles to an apparent conclusion, special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has zeroed in on the role of Vice President Cheney’s office, according to lawyers familiar with the case and government officials. [...]

One former CIA official told prosecutors early in the probe about efforts by Cheney’s office and his allies at the National Security Council to obtain information about Wilson’s trip as long as two months before Plame was unmasked in July 2003, according to a person familiar with the account...

More to come.

Posted by Laura at October 17, 2005 10:55 PM