Libby's Lawyer Says He'll Seek Testimony From Wilson

``I don't see how this is relevant to the case,'' Walton told Wells during the hearing. Any focus on Wilson's report would turn the trial into an inquiry on ``statements the president made in the State of the Union. You want to try the legitimacy of us going to war,'' the judge said.

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Libby's Lawyer Says He'll Seek Testimony From Wilson
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May 5 (Bloomberg) -- The defense lawyer for Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, charged with lying to investigators about the leak of a CIA agent's identity, said he'll seek testimony in the case from the operative's husband.

Lawyer Ted Wells, representing former chief of staff I. Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby, said about five witnesses would testify that agent Valerie Plame's husband, Joseph Wilson, revealed her secret job duties before they were disclosed in a 2003 newspaper column. Wells spoke at a hearing in Washington as U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said he'll reject at least some of Libby's requests for government documents for his defense.

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``I don't see how this is relevant to the case,'' Walton told Wells during the hearing. Any focus on Wilson's report would turn the trial into an inquiry on ``statements the president made in the State of the Union. You want to try the legitimacy of us going to war,'' the judge said.

Walton questioned how evidence about Wilson's findings would ``help the jury decide whether Libby lied to the FBI or the grand jury'' in the leak investigation. The judge said he'll issue a written ruling on the documents later.

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Wilson ``is going to be a witness in this case,'' Wells said. ``I've got about five witnesses who will testify Mr. Wilson talked to them about his wife'' before syndicated columnist Robert Novak wrote about Plame in July 2003. Wells didn't give details on the witnesses' identity.

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filings I will post as soon as it is available

thank you

;)

just checked - nothing new as of 5:03pm EST

This was a hearing, and if any documents were filed, it is likely they won't be put on the public docket. If any are, they could be very interesting, though.

I put 2 more into the Research Forum - they are older ones from 02/21/206

02/21/2006 Relpy Memorandum in Support of Libby to Compel Discovery - 32 pages

02/21/2006 Exhibit A in Support of Libby - 5 pages

let me know what ones you all would like to have sooner than later - old Libby ones that is, cause the one I want is Rover's indictment:evilgrin:

I'll be back in a bit to add more - let me know

watching Countdown tonight. Libby was warned about the consequences of exposing Valerie Plame.

The information is/was classified and just because one person breaks the law does not mean the law is no longer valid. This would appear to be a lose lose situation for Libby. Especially if he is trying to say that once the information was out he was free to repeat it... That is not the case...

To quote an totally insensitive idiot. . .

"bring 'em on."

Even if Wilson did out his own wife, which is obviously untrue, how would that absolve Libby from perjury and obstruction of justice? :crazy: Libby is still throwing sand in the eyes of the umpire.

For those who haven't seen it

*shadow government*