Russert Held in Contempt in CIA Leak Case

AP ^ | August 9, 2004 10:16 PM | CURT ANDERSON

[Former Military Chick]

This will be interesting.

[Petronski]

Sooo-weeeee! Time to squeal, Timmy! Give us the Full Beatty!

[Dog]

Free Tim!!!!!!

[Brandon]

I don't see anywhere in the article that it says Russert has been held in contempt. Just Cooper.

[Petronski]

I ain't tell 'em nuthin!

[Former Military Chick]

Must tell you I did get a chuckle out of this. Would be interesting to see what he would do to protect a source if he HAD to.

I know Novak can just don't know about .... Russert.

[Petronski]

Agreed, that's some really crappy journalism.

[spyone]

Article says the Time reporter held in contempt, not Russert.

[pacocat]

Russert testified.

Cooper did not.

[what's up]

I don't see it either. Very false headline.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Are these esteemed journalists being quite to protect evil members of the Bush Administration?

[Southack]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/29/novak.cia/

"Nobody in the Bush administration called me to leak this," Novak said on "Crossfire." "There is no great crime here."

[Dog]

Russert is a snitch!!!!!!!!!!

[Steven W.]

NBC said in its statement that Russert told Fitzgerald in the interview that he did not know Plame's name or her identity as a CIA officer, and that he did not provide that information to Libby. The statement said that Libby had told the FBI about his conversation with Russert and requested that it be disclosed.

Looks like Cheney's staff is more than willing for these RAT journalists to spill their guts in the Grand Jury as they have nothing to hide and it appears Mandy Grunwald's husband may, indeed, have something to hide.

[Former Military Chick]

You know as usual the title does NOT reflect the article. Go figure. But, I do think this has to make him feel a bit well squirmish.

There must a bit more to this then we see.

[Dark Knight]

Wasn't Valerie Plame first outed by Aldrich Aimes to the Soviets in the 90's?

It makes all these other claims a little silly.

DK

[Steven W.]

It's hard for reporters to write articles when they're not handed them directly from staffers at the DNC.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I think they should absolutely have to reveal their sources. I do not think they should necessarily ALWAYS have to reveal their sources. But they should have to have a pretty darn good reason not to. Where'd all that "the public's right to know" rhetoric go? The media elites are two-faced.

[Shermy]

NBC said in its statement that Russert told Fitzgerald in the interview that he did not know Plame's name or her identity as a CIA officer, and that he did not provide that information to Libby.

Isn't the concern the other way around??

[Ditto]

Some more crappy journalism here.

Wilson had been sent by the CIA to Niger to check the allegation, and he concluded it was unfounded. Novak wrote that Plame had suggested her husband for the mission, a claim Plame and Wilson have denied.

And the Senate Intel Committee produced the letters where Plame suggested her ego-maniac husband for the 'mission'.