Fleischer Received Immunity in Plame Leak The muck continues to thicken in the Valerie Plame leak case. Three years ago, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald was approached by former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, who offered him information in exchange for immunity from prosecution. “Once the deal was struck in February 2004, Fleischer revealed that he had discussed Plame with reporters in July 2003, days before leaving his job at the White House.” Fleischer is expected on the stand early next week. (AP)Cheney Personally Led Wilson Rebuttal Efforts Vice President Dick Cheney “personally orchestrated his office’s 2003 efforts to rebut allegations that the administration used flawed intelligence to justify the war in Iraq and discredit a critic who Cheney believed was making him look foolish, according to testimony and evidence yesterday in the criminal trial of his former chief of staff.” (The Washington Post)
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