Hail to the Leaker-in-Chief
To cap off a long weekend of leak stories, the NY Times goes front page Monday with confirmation of President Bush’s role, and news that he authorized the declassification of the National Intelligence Estimate in order to rebut critics, but “did not designate Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby Jr., or anyone else, to release the information to reporters.” So it was to be a secret declassification? Or is this the “get-it-done-but-don’t-tell-me-how” defense? (NYT)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=183688