First sitting vice president ever called to testify in court

Get the popcorn popping.
Soon...very soon.
;)

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Libby Trial May Show Cheney's Role in Run-Up to War
By Cary O'Reilly and Holly Rosenkrantz

Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The perjury trial of I. Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, may provide ammunition for Democrats looking to attack the White House for its conduct in the run-up to the Iraq war.

Libby, 56, is charged with perjury and obstruction for lying to a grand jury probing the leak of a CIA agent's name. He faces as many as 30 years in prison if convicted. The trial starts on Jan. 16 in Washington.

Defense lawyers say they'll call Cheney as a witness to bolster claims Libby was too busy with security matters to accurately remember events. His testifying is risky for both men. What Cheney recalls may undermine Libby's too-busy defense while exposing the vice president to probes by Congress of how the Bush administration promoted the war, legal experts said.

``Litigation begets litigation,'' said Stanley Brand, a former U.S. House counsel who specializes in representing public officials accused of wrongdoing. ``Every time you haul someone to court, it makes it more likely someone else is going to haul him to court. It's the Martha Stewart problem. Once you're under oath, people can take pot shots at you about what you said.''

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a5h0wl2ICXbY&refer=us

It will be a story if and only if he actually shows up.

...he shows up with a shotgun. He likes to hunt in confined spaces with lawyers around.

Will he be holding George's hand?

...on a copy of the Koran. It's trendy now.

Hell, he's not even worthy of swearing in on George's trusty copy of My Pet Goat. :eyes:

Libby's Attorney: Vice President Cheney, did you order the CIA Agent outed?!?! I want the truth!

Cheney: You can't handle the truth!

Libby's Attorney: Did you order the CIA Agent outed?!?!

Cheney: You're goddamned right I did!