White House: No Independent Counsel For CIA Leak
By Jeralyn, Section Valerie Plame Leak Case
Posted on Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 07:18:11 PM EST
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Posted on Mon Sep 29, 2003 at 07:18:11 PM EST
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The White House today rejected calls for an Independent Counsel to investigate leaks in the Plame affair. Both Wesley Clark and Howard Dean have rightly pointed out that the Justice Department is not the appropriate agency to conduct an impartial, independent investigation.
The White House says Justice will determine whether an investigation is warranted. So there are no plans at this point for the launching of an investigation--there will only be an " preliminary inquiry."
Officials said the Justice Department began a preliminary inquiry to determine if there should be a full-blown probe based on a memo from the CIA stating a leak had occurred.
We anticipate a whitewash.
Update: Maybe not.
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