Cheney's Role in Authorizing Plame Leak. I also thought the Fitzgerald filings portrayed Cheney as being at the center of the conspiracy to attack Wilson by leaking to reporters information about his wife. This from the Post today seemed to reflect that view:

Fitzgerald argued, in essence, that the White House effort to rebut Wilson's criticism was so intense, and so preoccupying, that Libby could not have forgotten what he said about Plame. Fitzgerald also noted that Plame's employment was specifically raised as a relevant matter by Cheney, who had directed Libby to disclose information from the NIE.

Presumably Libby's trial will offer an opportunity to learn more about what Libby says Cheney told him to do, and what Cheney says he told Libby to do?

Posted by Laura at April 8, 2006 07:58 AM