Yes, Juan Williams said that. He said it was OK simply because McCarthy was acting on conscience. Brit Hume pointed out that her conscience didn't extend to her quitting her job at the CIA.
Juan tried to defend McCarthy on "free speech" grounds. He also all but accused Bill Kristol of breaching his security oath and obligations when Kristol was in gov't service: "Are you saying that you never leaked classified information?"
Of course, you meant to post:
Yes, Juan Williams said that. He said "it was OK simply because McCarthy was acting on conscience a Democrat", right?