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sisyphusshrugged A high-level U.S. official, who has knowledge of the case but asked not to be named, said CIA lawyers contacted the Justice Department in July after syndicated columnist Robert Novak identified Plame in print.
''It's not clear what they (the alleged leakers) hoped to gain by it,'' the official said.
Wilson said in a telephone interview that ''at a minimum, Karl Rove condoned'' the leak. Rove, Bush's top political adviser, would not comment on the charge of leaking classified information. A conviction on such a charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and $50,000 in fines.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan denied the charge. ''Nothing has been brought to our attention beyond anonymous sources and media reports,'' he said.
The Justice Department has not sought interviews with White House officials or phone logs, a White House staffer said.
July - 31
August - 31
September- 30
Of course, we don't know precisely when in July they were contacted, so it could be that Justice has only been sitting on this and doing nothing for 61 days.
Maybe the CIA should have told Ashcroft the leakers were medical marijuana users.
''It's not clear what they (the alleged leakers) hoped to gain by it,'' the official said.
Wilson said in a telephone interview that ''at a minimum, Karl Rove condoned'' the leak. Rove, Bush's top political adviser, would not comment on the charge of leaking classified information. A conviction on such a charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and $50,000 in fines.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan denied the charge. ''Nothing has been brought to our attention beyond anonymous sources and media reports,'' he said.
The Justice Department has not sought interviews with White House officials or phone logs, a White House staffer said.
July - 31
August - 31
September- 30
Of course, we don't know precisely when in July they were contacted, so it could be that Justice has only been sitting on this and doing nothing for 61 days.
Maybe the CIA should have told Ashcroft the leakers were medical marijuana users.
