I have been reading some of the testimony from the Scooter Libby trial and I'm struck over and over again by the question, "Why did the Special Prosecutor not prosecute Richard Armitage?"
It would appear that Armitage leaked the CIA agent's identity to Robert Novak of CNN and Bob Woodward of Watergate reporting fame, who also had the presence of mind to record his conversation with Armitage. On the tape played in court Armitage tells the reporter about the identity of the CIA agent.
I do not know the answer to this rhetorical question, but its possible that the special prosecutor has to rule out the lies from Libby's potential (not proven guilty yet) perjury. With perjury proven then the truth would be elevated just a little more and from that domino might come another domino up the chain that might topple Armitage, Karl Rove or the Vice President.
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