Assuming that everyone is being truthful -- and at this point, in this story, that's a very big assumption to make -- the New York Times helps narrow the list today. A "senior administration official" says it wasn't George W. Bush, Andy Card or Dan Bartlett. Spokesmen for Colin Powell, George Tenet and John McLaughlin say it wasn't them, either. Woodward says it wasn't Scooter Libby. Karl Rove's lawyer says it wasn't him.I can’t imagine Scooter risking jail for obstruction charges protecting anyone else.
So who was the first administration official to leak Plame's identity to a reporter? Check out this paragraph from the Times: "Mr. Cheney did not join the parade of denials. A spokeswoman said he would have no comment on a continuing investigation."
Fess Up, Dick!
Tim Grieve, with a bit of speculation about Woodward’s source:
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