Karen Hughes Declines to Answer Plame Questions At Confirmation Hearing
Raw Story reports that Karen Hughes refused to answer John Kerry's questions about the outing of Valerie Plame during her confirmation hearing.
Kerry's line of questioning focused on whether Hughes knew Wilson was a covert operative, and whether she had ever spoken with Bush adviser Karl Rove about the agent.
Hughes response was curt: "Because of my ongoing contact with the White House, I was interviewed as part of that investigation and was happy to cooperate, as I noted in my Senate Foreign Relations Committee questionnaire. As you know, these questions relate to an ongoing criminal investigation. I believe that I should honor the prosecutor's request not to discuss this matter until he has completed his investigation."
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