During opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of ex-White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr., the prosecution repeatedly fingered Libby as a liar who intentionally misled investigators about how he learned the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame. But defense lawyers accused the White House of making the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney the administration's fall guy. The Iraq war hung heavily over the arguments, which came on the eve of the president's State of the Union address.
January 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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During opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of ex-White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr., the prosecution repeatedly fingered Libby as a liar who intentionally misled investigators about how he learned the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame.
“This is not a case about bad memory,” Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald told jurors. “It’s about shifting information to reporters away from where he really learned it.”
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