Libby Responds to Wilson's Motion to Quash Subpoena

AmericanThinkerBlog ^ | 1-3-07 | ClariceFeldman

[STARWISE]

Scooter Libby has responded to Joseph A. Wilson's Motion to Quash a Subpoena Libby isued to him as a "precaution" to assure he'd be available to tesify if necessary at the forthcoming criminal trial. Case 1:06-mc-00560-RBW Document 4 Filed 01/03/2007

Aside from citing the relevant strong legal precedent in his favor, detailing his efforts to accommodate Wilson's travel schedule and deriding as factually absurd the claim that the subpoena is meant to harass Wilson and affect his civil case against Libby as to which there is a pending Motion to Dismiss, Libby sets out the factual reasons why Wilson may need to take the stand.

He observes that it was to rebut Wilson's lies that the office of the vice president responded to his claims. He notes that Wilson spoke to many reporters during the relevant period, many of whom will be testifying at trial. In this regard he names Matt Cooper's co-author, Andrea Mitchell , Judith Miller, Walter Pincus and Robert Novak.

Most interestingly, the Motion to Quash states:"Recent disclsures by the government show that Wilson had a relationship with one of the government's key witnesses in the case and was in contact with that witness regarding certain issues key to the indictment in the relevant period." No name is given. I'd place my bet on Marc Grossman, Armitage's Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.

The cross examination of Mr. Grossman should be interesting.

[STARWISE]

I. LEWIS LIBBY'S RESPONSE TO JOSEPH C. WILSON'S MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENA

[Txsleuth]

Thanks STARWISE....

I want Libby's lawyers to nail Wilson's butt!!!

(scuse the language).

[onyx]

Thanks Starwise. Are you feelig better?

ping to Howlin

[STARWISE]

Scooter

[Brilliant]

It's absurd. The judge is not going to quash the subpoena. And if Wilson doesn't show up, he'll probably dismiss the case.

[STARWISE]

Thanks, O ... I'm home .. thick .. with a code in my node.

[onyx]

You saw your toaster (TV) right?

[roses of sharon]

Bookmark!

[DustyMoment]

In the FWIW department, for my money if Wilson is excused from testifying, the entire case is gone. The 4th Amendment gives Libby the right to face his accuser who is, indirectly, Joe Wilson.

No Joe, no go!!

[Howlin]

SCOOTER PING!!!

[ScaniaBoy]

Thanks for the ping. This could be fun!

[Howlin]

Lord knows we NEED some fun!

[LiteKeeper]

Go Scooter!

[ScaniaBoy]

Maybe things are turning. Hopefully 2007 will be much better than 2006.

Look at Somalia. The Jihadists are being crushed. Hopefully a harbinger of things to come.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Thanks for the ping Howlin. And Starwise, thanks for the post.

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Maybe these next 2 years will be good years in ways we do not expect.

[popdonnelly]

Frogmarch old Wilson into the courtroom.

[pinz-n-needlez]

Thanks, Howlin. :-)

[pinz-n-needlez]

Wouldn't that just be poetic???

[Candor7]

It's absurd. The judge is not going to quash the subpoena. And if Wilson doesn't show up, he'll probably dismiss the case.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hell, we should make sure Wilson doesn't show up! ;-)

The political usefulness of the issue is over, the election happened, and now Wilson wants to get on with his life after moving away from Washington.

Wilson does not want to take the stand, because he will have to perjure himself, if he sticks to his original "story." If he tells the truth, he will be the laughing stock of the Liberal and Conservative worlds and his Civil suit will be at an early end.

[johnny7]

“He notes that Wilson spoke to many reporters during the relevant period”

LOFL... he also spoke to every leftist college campus in the nation...

[Carolinamom]

I'd like to see Wilson frog marched to that courtroom...in shackles if necessary.

[Logical me]

It's absurd. The judge is not going to quash the subpoena. And if Wilson doesn't show up, he'll probably dismiss the case.

What happened to contempt of court? Failure to appear is subject to contempt with fines and/or prison time. At least that was when I worked for the Courts.

[Lancey Howard]

"Bimp."

[griswold3]

Can I be on your list?

thanks.

[NordP]

Sorry to hear about your code!!

It seems like EVERYone I know (including me who NEVER gets them) had one this holiday season!

You know....they say that when you get colds, it means you're doing tooooooo much. Does THAT sound like anyone we know ;-) ???

[STARWISE]

Just for Scooter?

[AmeriBrit]

Thanks for the 'ping' Howlin.

This could be the spark we've needed.

Praying that justice will finally be served on behalf of Libby.

It's my bet when they do manage to get Wilson on the stand under oath, as soon as he's backed up into a corner, he'll squeal like a pig and take all his accomplices with him to try and save his own sorry a$$.

[ntnychik]

Meanwhile, PBS aired a rerun of the episode of Frontline called "The Dark Side," referring mainly to the eeevil Dick Cheney. They retold the inaccurate version of the so-called outing of Ms. Plame. The show featured the reliable (/s) witnesses Joseph Wilson and Richard Clarke. They took care to update the program with the ominous-looking update that Sec. Rumsfeld resigned in December 2006. Funny, I saw nothing about Armitage, or the grinch that stole Fitzmas.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darkside/view/

[CaptainK]

If big mouth Joe refuses to show up, Libby should be able to sue for his legal fees.

I can dream, can't I?

[PhilDragoo]

[onyx]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha.. complete with the proper hat!!

[devolve]

Re-Bump!

[potlatch]

I'll just say GO FISH !

[dixiechick2000]

*snicker*


;o)

[dixiechick2000]

Re-re-bump!

[crabbie]

Didn't he and Val recently flee to Santa Fe with their tails between their legs...I thought the timing was interesting...just before Christmas so they had a perfect excuse to hide from all the holiday partites where they might have been forced by their "friends" to do some 'splainin'.

[STARWISE]

That's a GREAT one, Phil.

[prairiebreeze]

I want Libby's lawyers to nail Wilson's butt!!!

To the wall!

[windchime]

Bump!

[Grampa Dave]

Merry Fishmas, er, Fiztmas, a couple of weeks late from the MSM/DNC hit man posing as a fearless law enforcer.