Libby Lawyers Demand More Documents in CIA Leak Case
Jennifer Duck
ABC News
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In the latest legal crossfire of the CIA leak investigation, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's defense team used strong words against Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in an attempt to widen their request for classified documents, as stated in court filings late Wednesday night.
Libby's defense team called the government document production "exceptionally meager" and additionally stated, "This case is factually complex and that the government's notion that it involves only Mr. Libby and [the Office of the Vice President] is a fairy tale."
Libby is requesting a wide range of documents from the White House, State Department and CIA. Fitzgerald has previously urged the court to dismiss Libby's request for information outside White House offices on grounds that it is an "irrelevant distraction from the issues of the case."
Libby says, however, that he needs the documents, including documents he hasn't seen, because they may "illuminate potential witness biases." The defense particularly points to former CIA director George Tenet, saying Tenet had a "bias against Mr. Libby."
The "bias" Libby's lawyers refer to in the court filings appears to arise from past disagreements between the CIA and the vice president's office over the credibility of statements on Iraq.
Apr 13, 2006
Jennifer Duck
ABC News
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In the latest legal crossfire of the CIA leak investigation, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's defense team used strong words against Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in an attempt to widen their request for classified documents, as stated in court filings late Wednesday night.
Libby's defense team called the government document production "exceptionally meager" and additionally stated, "This case is factually complex and that the government's notion that it involves only Mr. Libby and [the Office of the Vice President] is a fairy tale."
Libby is requesting a wide range of documents from the White House, State Department and CIA. Fitzgerald has previously urged the court to dismiss Libby's request for information outside White House offices on grounds that it is an "irrelevant distraction from the issues of the case."
Libby says, however, that he needs the documents, including documents he hasn't seen, because they may "illuminate potential witness biases." The defense particularly points to former CIA director George Tenet, saying Tenet had a "bias against Mr. Libby."
The "bias" Libby's lawyers refer to in the court filings appears to arise from past disagreements between the CIA and the vice president's office over the credibility of statements on Iraq.
Apr 13, 2006
