Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case
Two-year probe nails Vice President Cheney's top aide
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Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case
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Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case -
Libby Indicted In CIA Leak Case
OCTOBER 28--Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide was indicted today on perjury, false statement, and obstruction of justice charges in connection with a special counsel's probe into the leaking of a CIA officer's identity. A copy of the five-count felony indictment returned against I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, Cheney's chief of staff, can be found below (click anywhere on a page to move to forward in the document). The 55-year-old Libby, a White House power and proponent of the Iraq war, allegedly committed the crimes when questioned by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald before a federal grand jury and in FBI interviews. During two grand jury appearances last March, Libby was questioned extensively about his contact with several reporters prior to published disclosures about Valerie Plame Wilson, the CIA operative. While not charged today, Karl Rove, President George W. Bush's chief political adviser, remains under scrutiny by Fitzgerald, who reportedly plans to continue his probe of the 2003 leak (the original grand jury panel's term expired today). Libby today resigned his White House post as a result of the criminal charges, which were handed up in U.S. District Court in Washington. He faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1.25 million fine if convicted of all counts. (22 pages)
