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27. Beginning in or about January 2004, and continuing until the date of this indictment, Grand Jury 03-3 sitting in the District of Columbia conducted an investigation ("the Grand Jury Investigation") into possible violations of federal criminal laws, including: Title 50, United States Code, Section 421 (disclosure of the identity of covert intelligence personnel); and Title 18, United States Code, Sections 793 (improper disclosure of national defense information), 1001 (false statements), 1503 (obstruction of justice), and 1623 (perjury). indictment 28. A major focus of the Grand Jury Investigation was to determine which government officials had disclosed to the media prior to July 14, 2003 information concerning the affiliation of Valerie Wilson with the CIA, and the nature, timing, extent, and purpose of such disclosures, as well as whether any official making such a disclosure did so knowing that the employment of Valerie Wilson by the CIA was classified information. indictment 29. During the course of the Grand Jury Investigation, the following matters, among others, were material to the Grand Jury Investigation: i. When, and the manner and means by which, defendant LIBBY learned that Wilson's wife was employed by the CIA; ii. Whether and when LIBBY disclosed to members of the media that Wilson's wife was employed by the CIA; iii. The language used by LIBBY in disclosing any such information to the media, including whether LIBBY expressed uncertainty about the accuracy of any information he may have disclosed, or described where he obtained the information; iv. LIBBY's knowledge as to whether any information he disclosed was classified at the time he disclosed it; and v. Whether LIBBY was candid with Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in describing his conversations with the other government officials and the media relating to Valerie Wilson. indictment New York Magazine, and Arianna Huffington search on Miller ties. and Talkleft 2004 Simone Ledeen (daughter of Michael Ledeen) will go to Baghdad, and leave just before the CPA was dissolved. Washington Post Simone Ledeen, CPA, oversee $13 billion? Coalition Provisional Authority, brat pack, and see Franklingate.com yellowcake Jan 2004 James Comey is godfather to one of Fitzgerald's children. Bush aides up for FBI interviews sign waivers to journalistic privilege. Grand Jury starts work. Some Whitehouse staff asked to meet informally with Fitzgerald about immunity in exchange for knowledge. Mary Matalin testifies before grand jury. Conyers, Pelosi, Waxman, Daschle, Lieberman, Rockefeller ask for GAO investigation of leak. Jan 2004 "Soon after he started his investigation, in January 2003, Fitzgerald subpoenaed three sets of documents. Along with two other subpoenas issued in January 2004, Fitzgerald subpoenaed all the documents of the White House Iraq Group during the period from July 6, 2003 to July 30, 2003. (3) (Tom Brune, "Subpoenas for White House", Newsday, March 5, 2004) Ohmynews and WHIG Jan 10, 2004 Former GSA Official charged with making false statements, obstructing federal investigation. Links between recently arrested David Safavian DOJ, John Bolton, Jack Abramoff...more Bloomberg copy and DOJ (CRM 05-490. reference to May 16, 2002 - January 10, 2004) John Bolton and Judith Miller worked together on Iraq War intelligence propaganda. Jan 17, 2004 Just Peace on Seymour Hersch article, Iran, war mongering, Cheney, excerpts on Valerie Plame covert status. Vanity Fair , January 2004). February 6, 2004, requested by Fitzgerald that gave him Justice Department authorization for expansion of the probe. The letter from then-Deputy Attorney General James Comey gave Fitzgerald added authority to investigate and prosecute "federal crimes committed in the course of, and with intent to interfere with, your investigation, such as perjury, obstruction of justice, destruction of evidence, and intimidation of witnesses." Reuters Oct 2005 Feb 10, 2004 Washington Post article: A federal grand jury questioned McClellan, and Mary Matalin on Jan 23. and Adam Levine a former WH press official. They were questioned about PR strategy. Washington Post Feb 17, 2004 AlterNet, Jim Lobe article "Dear Mr. Prosicutor" Clifford May, Republican operative and president of FDD (founded 9/13/01, has no security clearances). He knew of Plame's CIA id before Novak's outing article. National Review Online Sept 29, 2003 Feb 17, 2004 Cheney's staff focus of investigation, article by Richard Sale Insight Magazine, 2/17/04 Feb-2004 McClellan testifies, and Adam Levine. Fleischer, Rove, Cathie Martin (Cheney aide) interviewed. Near combat atmosphere. Whitehouse steamed at CIA. Wilson. Grand jury subpoenas Air Force One phone logs. A federal grand jury questioned McClellan, and Mary Matalin on Jan 23. and Adam Levine a former Whitehouse press official. They were questioned about Whitehouse PR strategy. Mar 2004 On each occasion of LIBBY's testimony, the foreperson of the Grand Jury administered the oath to LIBBY and LIBBY swore to tell the truth in the testimony he was about to give. indictment .I. LEWIS LIBBY, also known as "SCOOTER LIBBY," defendant herein, did knowingly and corruptly endeavor to influence, obstruct and impede the due administration of justice, namely proceedings before Grand Jury 03-3, by misleading and deceiving the grand jury as to when, and the manner and means by which, LIBBY acquired and subsequently disclosed to the media information concerning the employment of Valerie Wilson by the CIA. indictment COUNT FOUR (Perjury) THE GRAND JURY FURTHER CHARGES: indictment 1. The Grand Jury realleges Paragraphs 1-30 of Count One as though fully set forth herein. 2. On or about March 5, 2004, in the District of Columbia, indictment .I. LEWIS LIBBY, also known as "SCOOTER LIBBY," defendant herein, having taken an oath to testify truthfully in a proceeding before a grand jury of the United States, knowingly made a false material declaration, in that he gave the following testimony regarding a conversation that he represented he had with Tim Russert of NBC News, on or about July 10, 2003 (underlined portions alleged as false): indictment . . . . And then he said, you know, did you know that this -- excuse me, did you know that Ambassador Wilson's wife works at the CIA? And I was a little taken aback by that. I remember being taken aback by it. And I said -- he may have said a little more but that was -- he said that. And I said, no, I don't know that. And I said, no, I don't know that intentionally because I didn't want him to take anything I was saying as in any way confirming what he said, because at that point in time I did not recall that I had ever known, and I thought this is something that he was telling me that I was first learning. And so I said, no, I don't know that because I want to be very careful not to confirm it for him, so that he didn't take my statement as confirmation for him. indictment Now, I had said earlier in the conversation, which I omitted to tell you, that this -- you know, as always, Tim, our discussion is off-the-record if that's okay with you, and he said, that's fine. So then he said -- I said -- he said, sorry -- he, Mr. Russert said to me, did you know that Ambassador Wilson's wife, or his wife, works at the CIA? And I said, no, I don't know that. And then he said, yeah -- yes, all the reporters know it. And I said, again, I don't know that. I just wanted to be clear that I wasn't confirming anything for him on this. And you know, I was struck by what he was saying in that he thought it was an important fact, but I didn't ask him anymore about it because I didn't want to be digging in on him, and he then moved on and finished the conversation, something like that. indictment 3. In truth and fact, as LIBBY well knew when he gave this testimony, it was false in that: a. Russert did not ask LIBBY if LIBBY knew that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA, nor did he tell LIBBY that all the reporters knew it; and b. At the time of this conversation, LIBBY was well aware that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA; indictment . COUNT FIVE In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1623. (Perjury) THE GRAND JURY FURTHER CHARGES: 1. The Grand Jury realleges Paragraphs 1-30 of Count One as though fully set forth herein. 2. On or about March 5, 2004 and March 24, 2004, in the District of Columbia, .I. LEWIS LIBBY, also known as "SCOOTER LIBBY," defendant herein, having taken an oath to testify truthfully in a proceeding before a grand jury of the United States, knowingly made a false material declaration, in that he gave the following testimony regarding his conversations with reporters concerning the employment of Joseph Wilson's wife by the CIA (underlined portions alleged as false): a. Testimony Given on or about March 5, 2004 Regarding a Conversation With Matthew Cooper on or About July 12, 2003:. indictment . .Q. And it's your specific recollection that when you told Cooper about Wilson's wife working at the CIA, you attributed that fact to what reporters -- A. Yes. Q. -- plural, were saying. Correct? A. I was very clear to say reporters are telling us that because in my mind I still didn't know it as a fact. I thought I was -- all I had was this information that was coming in from the reporters. Q. And at the same time you have a specific recollection of telling him, you don't know whether it's true or not, you're just telling him what reporters are saying? A. Yes, that's correct, sir. And I said, reporters are telling us that, I don't know if it's true. I was careful about that because among other things, I wanted to be clear I didn't know Mr. Wilson. I don't know -- I think I said, I don't know if he has a wife, but this is what we're hearing. indictment b. Testimony Given on or about March 24, 2004 Regarding Conversations With Reporters: Q. And let me ask you this directly. Did the fact that you knew that the law could turn, the law as to whether a crime was committed, could turn on where you learned the information from, affect your account for the FBI when you told them that you were telling reporters Wilson's wife worked at the CIA but your source was a reporter rather than the Vice-President? A. No, it's a fact. It was a fact, that's what I told the reporters. Q. And you're, you're certain as you sit here today that every reporter you told that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA, you sourced it back to other reporters? A. Yes, sir, because it was important for what I was saying and because it was -- that's what -- that's how I did it. indictment Q. The next set of questions from the Grand Jury are -- concern this fact. If you did not understand the information about Wilson's wife to have been classified and didn't understand it when you heard it from Mr. Russert, why was it that you were so deliberate to make sure that you told other reporters that reporters were saying it and not assert it as something you knew? A. I want -- I didn't want to -- I didn't know if it was true and I didn't want people -- I didn't want the reporters to think it was true because I said it. I -- all I had was that reporters are telling us that, and by that I wanted them to understand it wasn't coming from me and that it might not be true. Reporters write things that aren't true sometimes, or get things that aren't true. So I wanted to be clear they didn't, they didn't think it was me saying it. I didn't know it was true and I wanted them to understand that. Also, it was important to me to let them know that because what I was telling them was that I don't know Mr. Wilson. We didn't ask for his mission. That I didn't see his report. Basically, we didn't know anything about him until this stuff came out in June. And among the other things, I didn't know he had a wife. That was one of the things I said to Mr. Cooper. I don't know if he's married. And so I wanted to be very clear about all this stuff that I didn't, I didn't know about him. And the only thing I had, I thought at the time, was what reporters are telling us. indictment Well, talking to the other reporters about it, I don't see as a crime. What I said to the other reporters is what, you know -- I told a couple reporters what other reporters had told us, and I don't see that as a crime. 3. In truth and fact, as LIBBY well knew when he gave this testimony, it was false in that LIBBY did not advise Matthew Cooper or other reporters that LIBBY had heard other reporters were saying that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA, nor did LIBBY advise Cooper or other In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1623. indictment 30. On or about March 5 and March 24, 2004, LIBBY testified before Grand Jury 03-3. 31. In or about March 2004, in the District of Columbia, I. LEWIS LIBBY, also known as "SCOOTER LIBBY," defendant herein, did knowingly and corruptly endeavor to influence, obstruct and impede the due administration of justice, namely proceedings before Grand Jury 03-3, by misleading and deceiving the grand jury as to when, and the manner and means by which, LIBBY acquired and subsequently disclosed to the media information concerning the employment of Valerie Wilson by the CIA. indictment May 21, 2004 NBC received subpoena for Cooper to testify. Tim Russert would eventually testify to a limited number of questions posed by Fitzgerald. Will say he did not tell Libby about Plame id. Early Summer WP reporter Glenn Kessler agreed to interview about conversations with Libby. Said Libby did not disclose Plame. June 18, 2004 WH council Alberto R. Gonzales interviewed by grand jury. June 24, 2004 Bush interviewed by Fitzgerald, Bush's outside attorney James Sharp, of Sharp & Associates present. This because Ken Star removed attorney-client privilege for government lawyers and their clients in Clinton smear. campaign. Cheney, Gonzalez interviewed. Libby 'encourages' Glen Klesser to discuss their conversations in interview. Washington Post Bush interviewed by Fitzgerald. Sharp present July 9, 2004 A Senate Intelligence Committee report notes described a Feb 19, 2002 meeting on whether Wilson should go to Niger July 2004 Kerry dumps Sandy Berger and Joe Wilson from campaign and all his websites Free Republic Jeff Gannon? Aug 10, 2004 Federal Judge Thomas F. Hogan holds Time magazine report Mathew Cooper in contempt of court and orders him jailed for refusing to reveal source of Plame leak. Appeal will go to Supreme Court. Politics of Truth Lawyers in the case believe Fitzgerald has strong case to get testimony from Novak (Plame outing) and Pincus (who wrote that a Post reporter received information about Plame from a Bush official. Politics of Truth Aug 12, 2004 Judith Miller received subpoena to testify about conversations she might have had with government officials concerning undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame and Time expected separate subpoena for related docs and would fight both. New York Times Aug 16, 2004 Powell testified before federal grand jury. Prosecutors interested in Powell discussions on July 03 Africa trip about INR report. August 2004 As part of Fitzgerald's probe, Cooper testified about his conversation with Libby. Libby provided waiver similar to Rove's to Cooper. Sept 2004 Bush Dan Rather, Bush military service flap, CBS issue, Burkett, 60 Minutes, Ben Barnes, Sept 9, 2004: Cheney: "[Saddam Hussein] provided safe harbor and sanctuary . . . for Al Qaeda." However, the final 9-11 Commission report in 2004 said there was no evidence that Iraq and Al Qaeda "ever developed a collaborative operational relationship." Village Voice Sept 30, 2004 Bush insinuated that he would "take care" of anyone who leaked information. The bar will eventually be lowered on this statement from 'leaked' to 'committed a crime'. DDTonline (False Statement) 1. The Grand Jury realleges Paragraphs 1-26 of Count One as though fully set forth herein. 2. During the course of the criminal investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice, the following matters, among others, were material to that investigation: a. When, and the manner and means by which, defendant LIBBY learned that Wilson's wife was employed by the CIA; b. Whether and when LIBBY disclosed to members of the media that Wilson's wife was employed by the CIA; c. The language used by LIBBY in disclosing any such information to the media, including whether LIBBY expressed uncertainty about the accuracy of any information he may have disclosed, or described where he obtained the information; and d. LIBBY's knowledge as to whether any information he disclosed was classified at the time he disclosed it. indictment 3. On or about October 14 and November 26, 2003, in the District of Columbia, .I. LEWIS LIBBY, also known as "SCOOTER LIBBY," defendant herein, did knowingly and willfully make a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement and representation in a matter within the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency within the executive branch of the United States, in that the defendant, in response to questions posed to him by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, stated that: During a conversation with Tim Russert of NBC News on July 10 or 11, 2003, Russert asked LIBBY if LIBBY was aware that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA. LIBBY responded to Russert that he did not know that, and Russert replied that all the reporters knew it. LIBBY was surprised by this statement because, while speaking with Russert, LIBBY did not recall that he previously had learned about Wilson's wife's employment from the Vice President. indictment 4. As defendant LIBBY well knew when he made it, this statement was false in that when LIBBY spoke with Russert on or about July 10 or 11, 2003: a. Russert did not ask LIBBY if LIBBY knew that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA, nor did he tell LIBBY that all the reporters knew it; and b. At the time of this conversation, LIBBY was well aware that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA; In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2). indictment Oct 16, 2004 Washington Post. story: on July 12, 2003 Cooper told Libby that he'd been informed by other reporters that Wilson's wife was a CIA employee. Libby said he'd already heard that too from reporters. Washington Post 10/16. LA Times, Doyle McManus: if Rove is source #2, who is source #1?.... nov 26 COUNT THREE (False Statement) THE GRAND JURY FURTHER CHARGES: indictment 1. The Grand Jury realleges Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Count Two as though fully set forth herein. 2. On or about October 14 and November 26, 2003, in the District of Columbia, I. LEWIS LIBBY, also known as "SCOOTER LIBBY," defendant herein, did knowingly and willfully make a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement and representation in a matter within the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency within the executive branch of the United States, in that the defendant, in response to questions posed to him by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, stated that: During a conversation with Matthew Cooper of Time magazine on July 12, 2003, LIBBY told Cooper that reporters were telling the administration that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA, but LIBBY did not know if this was true. indictment 3. As defendant LIBBY well knew when he made it, this statement was false in that: LIBBY did not advise Cooper on or about July 12, 2003 that reporters were telling the administration that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA, nor did LIBBY advise him that LIBBY did not know whether this was true; rather, LIBBY confirmed for Cooper, without qualification, that LIBBY had heard that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA; In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2). indictment Dec 2004 Client of Roy Krieger, a former CIA officer, filed wrongful termination lawsuit. Krieger fired because he told of an informants message that Iraq's uranium enrichment program dead. Independent Media. Financial Times story White House and Ashcroft leaned on FBI to 'apply the brakes' to the investigation. and see Convertino whistleblower lawsuit against Ashcroft for violating the federal Privacy Act by leaking information involving him. Their |
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 47 - Fraud and False Statements
Section 1001. Statements or entries generally (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Chapter 79 - Perjury Section 1621. Perjury generally. Whoever - (1) having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true; or (2) in any declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28, United States Code, willfully subscribes as true any material matter which he does not believe to be true; is guilty of perjury and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. This section is applicable whether the statement or subscription is made within or without the United States.
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