Valerie Plame to Testify Before Congress
From Amy Sasser
Date: Mar 8, 2007 8:53 PM
Subject: Valerie Plame to Testify Before Congress
The Honorable
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Special Counsel Office of Special Counsel Bond
Federal Building
1400 New York Avenue NV/ Ninth Floor Washington, DC 20530
http://oversight.house.gov/Documents/20070308134201-02108.pdf
Dear Mr. Fitzgerald:
"I commend you on your professional and thorough investigation into the disclosure of Valerie Plame'Wilson's identity as a covert CIA agent. It is apparent that you followed the facts where they led and served the interests ofjustice and the American people.
By necessity, your investigation had a narrow legal focus: 'Were any federal criminal statutes violated by White House officials? Your investigation, however, has raised broader questions of national significance. I am writing to invite you to meet to discuss how the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is the principal oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, can become informed of your views about these broader issues.
The identity of undercover CIA operatives is supposed to be one of the most closely guarded national security secrets. There are a host of adminishative requirements designed to safeguard this type of information from disclosure. Yet the trial proceedings raise questions about whether senior White House officials, including the Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President Karl Rove, complied with the requirements governing the handling of classified information. They also raise questions about whether the White House took appropriate remedial action following the leak and whether the existing requirements are sufficient to protect against future leaks. Your perspective on these matters is important.
After the verdict was announced yesterday, one juror expressed the view that former Chief of Staff to the Vice President Lewis "Scooter" Libby was only a "fall guy." This juror's views encapsulated questions that many in Congress and the public have about whether the ultimate responsibility for the outing of Ms. V/ilson rests with more senior officials in the White House. This is another area where you have a unique perspective.
I recognize that as a federal prosecutor, you are constrained by the rules of grand jury secrecy. But you undoubtedly recognize that Congress has a responsibility to examine the policy and accountability questions that your investigation has raised. As a result of your investigation, you have a singular understanding of the facts and their implications that bear directly on the issues before Congress.
I respectfully request that you meet with me and the Committee's Ranking Member, Tom Davis, to discuss the possibility of testifying before the Committee and other means by which you can inform the Committee about your views and the insights you obtained during the course of your investigation.
I look forward to the opportunity to speak with you.
Sincerely,
Henry A. Waxman
Chairman
cc: Tom Davis
Ranking Minority Member"
On 3/8/07, Alfons wrote:
Valerie Plame to Testify Before Congress
LAURIE KELLMAN | AP |
March 8, 2007 06:28 PM EST
WASHINGTON — Valerie Plame, the CIA operative exposed after her husband criticized President Bush's march to war, will testify next week before lawmakers probing how the White House dealt with her identity, the chairman of the panel said Thursday.
Also invited to testify March 16 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is Patrick Fitzgerald, who this week won conviction of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby of obstruction and perjury in the case, said Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
Waxman said Plame has accepted the invitation and Fitzgerald has not responded. In a letter to the prosecutor, Waxman proposed a meeting with ranking Republican Tom Davis of Virginia to discuss the terms of any testimony.
The hearing will be the first public forum at which Plame has agreed to answer questions. At a news conference in July announcing a lawsuit against Libby and other Bush administration officials, Plame read a short statement but did not respond to questions.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070308/cia-leak-congress
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Valerie+Plame
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Libby
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Waxman
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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Karl+Rove
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Date: Mar 8, 2007 8:53 PM
Subject: Valerie Plame to Testify Before Congress
The Honorable
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Special Counsel Office of Special Counsel Bond
Federal Building
1400 New York Avenue NV/ Ninth Floor Washington, DC 20530
http://oversight.house.gov/Documents/20070308134201-02108.pdf
Dear Mr. Fitzgerald:
"I commend you on your professional and thorough investigation into the disclosure of Valerie Plame'Wilson's identity as a covert CIA agent. It is apparent that you followed the facts where they led and served the interests ofjustice and the American people.
By necessity, your investigation had a narrow legal focus: 'Were any federal criminal statutes violated by White House officials? Your investigation, however, has raised broader questions of national significance. I am writing to invite you to meet to discuss how the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is the principal oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, can become informed of your views about these broader issues.
The identity of undercover CIA operatives is supposed to be one of the most closely guarded national security secrets. There are a host of adminishative requirements designed to safeguard this type of information from disclosure. Yet the trial proceedings raise questions about whether senior White House officials, including the Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President Karl Rove, complied with the requirements governing the handling of classified information. They also raise questions about whether the White House took appropriate remedial action following the leak and whether the existing requirements are sufficient to protect against future leaks. Your perspective on these matters is important.
After the verdict was announced yesterday, one juror expressed the view that former Chief of Staff to the Vice President Lewis "Scooter" Libby was only a "fall guy." This juror's views encapsulated questions that many in Congress and the public have about whether the ultimate responsibility for the outing of Ms. V/ilson rests with more senior officials in the White House. This is another area where you have a unique perspective.
I recognize that as a federal prosecutor, you are constrained by the rules of grand jury secrecy. But you undoubtedly recognize that Congress has a responsibility to examine the policy and accountability questions that your investigation has raised. As a result of your investigation, you have a singular understanding of the facts and their implications that bear directly on the issues before Congress.
I respectfully request that you meet with me and the Committee's Ranking Member, Tom Davis, to discuss the possibility of testifying before the Committee and other means by which you can inform the Committee about your views and the insights you obtained during the course of your investigation.
I look forward to the opportunity to speak with you.
Sincerely,
Henry A. Waxman
Chairman
cc: Tom Davis
Ranking Minority Member"
On 3/8/07, Alfons wrote:
Valerie Plame to Testify Before Congress
LAURIE KELLMAN | AP |
March 8, 2007 06:28 PM EST
WASHINGTON — Valerie Plame, the CIA operative exposed after her husband criticized President Bush's march to war, will testify next week before lawmakers probing how the White House dealt with her identity, the chairman of the panel said Thursday.
Also invited to testify March 16 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is Patrick Fitzgerald, who this week won conviction of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby of obstruction and perjury in the case, said Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
Waxman said Plame has accepted the invitation and Fitzgerald has not responded. In a letter to the prosecutor, Waxman proposed a meeting with ranking Republican Tom Davis of Virginia to discuss the terms of any testimony.
The hearing will be the first public forum at which Plame has agreed to answer questions. At a news conference in July announcing a lawsuit against Libby and other Bush administration officials, Plame read a short statement but did not respond to questions.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070308/cia-leak-congress
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Valerie+Plame
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Libby
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Waxman
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Fitzgerald
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Karl+Rove
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