Roger Simon gets the Plame case right, this is also interesting
My take:
The indictment suggest to me that Libby's lawyers did not do a good job of preparing him for his testimony, or that Libby failed to tell them information that was contained in notes that were provided to the prosecuters. Typical witness prep involves going over relevant documents with the witness and asking questions that you expect will be asked. Libby could argue that he forgot about the conversation with the Vice President that is the key to his indictment. He could also argue that he did hear information about Plame from people in the media, but he really needs to get those people to step forward, something that pretty clearly did not do before the grand jury.
Libby's notes of a conversation with the Vice President suggest that at a minimum he mislead the grand jury if he did not tell them about it. It will be interestin to see what his explanation is.
Reports suggest Karl Rove is still under investigation. Does that mean the grand jury term is going to be extended. Rove's apparent failure to recall his conversation with a reporter from Time, lacks substance at this point because the conversation did not go to the substance of the investigation in a meaningful way.
These are preliminary thoughts based on media reports so they are subject to change as more information becomes available.
My take:
The indictment suggest to me that Libby's lawyers did not do a good job of preparing him for his testimony, or that Libby failed to tell them information that was contained in notes that were provided to the prosecuters. Typical witness prep involves going over relevant documents with the witness and asking questions that you expect will be asked. Libby could argue that he forgot about the conversation with the Vice President that is the key to his indictment. He could also argue that he did hear information about Plame from people in the media, but he really needs to get those people to step forward, something that pretty clearly did not do before the grand jury.
Libby's notes of a conversation with the Vice President suggest that at a minimum he mislead the grand jury if he did not tell them about it. It will be interestin to see what his explanation is.
Reports suggest Karl Rove is still under investigation. Does that mean the grand jury term is going to be extended. Rove's apparent failure to recall his conversation with a reporter from Time, lacks substance at this point because the conversation did not go to the substance of the investigation in a meaningful way.
These are preliminary thoughts based on media reports so they are subject to change as more information becomes available.
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