Trial of Scooter Libby/Articles & Commentary: February 2007

The following are articles and commentary related to the Trial of Scooter Libby for the month of February 2007.

Also see Articles and Commentary for January 2007 and March 2007, as well as:

• Bush administration scandals
• Treasongate: Beyond Karl Rove

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February 1

• Sidney Blumenthal, Opinion: "How Libby became Cheney's pawn. The vice president knew the intelligence for the Iraq war was cooked. So he launched his aide to smear the man who took the information public," Salon, February 1, 2007.
• Carol D. Leonnig and Amy Goldstein, "Libby Judge Shows Doubt on Defense's Scapegoat Argument," Washington Post, February 1, 2007.
• Matt Apuzzo, "Libby Judge Allows White House Tapes," Associated Press (Forbes), February 1, 2007.
• Michael J. Sniffen, "2d reporter contradicts Libby at trial. Ex-Time writer says aide was source in leak," Associated Press (Boston Globe), February 1, 2007.
• "FBI Agent Testifies Libby Learned About Plame from Cheney," Editor & Publisher, February 1, 2007.

February 2

• David Ignatius, "A Failed Cover-Up. What the Libby Trial Is Revealing," Washington Post, February 2, 2007.
• Amy Goldstein and Carol D. Leonnig, "Libby Left Out Some Facts In Interviews, FBI Agent Says," Washington Post, February 2, 2007.
• Michael J. Sniffen, "Agent: Libby may have talked of outing operative with Cheney," Associated Press (Boston Globe), February 2, 2007.
• Richard B. Schmitt, "Video undercuts Libby's defense. His assertion that he was a scapegoat clashes with the White House stance that he had no role in leaking a CIA operative's identity," Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2007.

February 5

• "Libby Grand Jury Tapes Will Go Public. Judge Rules Tapes Of Libby's Grand Jury Testimony Can Be Released," CBS News/Associated Press, February 5, 2007.
• Matt Apuzzo, "Fitzgerald Targets Cheney in Libby Tapes," Associated Press (Forbes), February 5, 2007.
• "Media Hail Release of Libby Tapes as 'Victory'," Associated Press (Editor & Publisher), February 5, 2007.
• "Kristof to Cheney: Answer These Questions on Libby Case -- Or Resign," Editor & Publisher, February 5, 2007.

February 6

• Richard B. Schmitt, "Libby trial jury hears tapes of his grand jury testimony. Denial that he discussed CIA official conflicts with sworn statements," Baltimore Sun, February 6, 2007.
• Neil A. Lewis, "Libby’s Grand Jury Tapes Are Heard in Court," New York Times, February 6, 2007.
• James Gordon Meek, "Libby and Cheney discussed CIA spy, according to evidence," New York Daily News (KansasCity.com), February 6, 2007.
• David Ignatius, Op-Ed: "Failed Cover-Up On Trial," Hartford Courant, February 6, 2007.
• "Weird and wacky moments from the Scooter Libby trial," The New Republic Online, February 6, 2007.
• David Corn, "Libby Trial: Scooter Speaks, Part II," The Nation, February 6, 2007.
• "Prosecutors in CIA leak trial bear down on Libby grand jury tapes," Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), February 6, 2007.
• Laurie Asseo, "Libby, on Tape, Denied Recalling Discussions of Plame (Update3)," Bloomberg News, February 6, 2007.
• "Libby says he thought Bush authorized unmasking Plame," CNN, February 6, 2007.
• Matt Apuzzo, "Cheney Testimony Uncertain in Leak Case," Associated Press (Washington Post), February 6, 2007.
• Neil A. Lewis, "Libby Speaks on Tape, but May Not in Court," New York Times, February 6, 2007.
• Eric Boehlert, "Scooter Libby and the media debacle," Media Matters for America, February 6, 2007.

February 7

• Amy Goldstein and Carol D. Leonnig, "Court Hears Libby Describe Cheney as 'Upset' at Critic. Grand Jury Tapes Bolster Case Against Former Aide," Washington Post, February 7, 2007.
• Josh Gerstein, "Libby Defense May Decline To Call Cheney to the Stand," New York Sun, February 7, 2007.
• "It’s ‘Meet Tim Russert’ at the CIA leak trial. NBC reporter to field questions on 2003 phone conversation with Libby," Associated Press (MSNBC), February 7, 2007.

February 8

• Carol D. Leonnig and Amy Goldstein, "Libby Defense Cross-Examines NBC's Russert. Washington Bureau Chief Testifies a Second Day in CIA Leak Case," Washington Post, February 8, 2007.
• Jason Ryan and Jennifer Duck, "NBC Newsman Faces Daylong Grilling," ABC News, February 8, 2007.
• Matt Apuzzo, "Prosecution Rests in CIA Leak Case," Associated Press (Forbes), February 8, 2007.
• "Prosecution Rests In Libby Trial. NBC's Tim Russert Is Last Witness For Prosecution At Perjury Trial Of Ex-Aide To VP Dick Cheney," CBS News/Associated Press, February 8, 2007.
• "Defense wins battle to call journalist in Libby trial," Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), February 8, 2007.

February 9

• Richard B. Schmitt, "Russert cross-examination winds up case against Libby. TV host denies personal bias against former vice presidential aide," Baltimore Sun, February 9, 2007.
• Greg Miller and Richard B. Schmitt, "Prosecution rests case against Libby. A sometimes testy cross-examination of Tim Russert wraps up. The defense starts Monday," Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2007.
• Amy Goldstein and Carol D. Leonnig, "Prosecution Rests Case In Libby's Perjury Trial," Washington Post, February 9, 2007.
• Frank James, "'Scooter' Libby in deep pothole," The Swamp/Chicago Tribune, February 9, 2007.
• Michael Isikoff, "Where Will Cheney Be? One big question in the Libby trial is whether the vice president will even be in town to testify," Newsweek (MSNBC), February 9, 2007.
• Swopa, "Scooter's Greatest Hits," Firedoglake, February 9, 2007.

February 10

• Pete Yost, "Trial Exposes White House Crisis Machine," Associated Press (The Guardian (UK)), February 10, 2007.

February 12

• Scott Shane and Jim Rutenberg, "Cheney Testimony in Libby Trial Would Carry High Risk," New York Times, February 12, 2007.
• Andrew Cohen, "Karl Rove Not Testifying for Libby: CNN," Washington Post, February 12, 2007.
• Swopa, "Hiding in Plame Sight. The Blockbuster Story No One is Reporting from the Libby Trial," Firedoglake, February 12, 2007.
• Richard B. Schmitt, "Defense begins in I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby trial," Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2007.
• Carol D. Leonnig, "Media Figures May Be Reluctant Defense Witnesses in Libby Case," Washington Post, February 12, 2007.
• Amy Goldstein and Carol D. Leonnig, "Pincus Reveals Fleischer As Leak Source," Washington Post, February 12, 2007. re Ari Fleischer
• Ken Bazinet, "Leaking from the top?" The Daily Politics Blog/New York Daily News, February 12, 2007.
• David Stout, "Woodward Says He Didn’t Discuss Agent With Libby," New York Times, February 12, 2007. re Bob Woodward testified "former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage disclosed the identity of a C.I.A. agent to him in June 2003, but that I. Lewis Libby Jr. said nothing about the agent when Mr. Woodward talked to him two weeks later."
• Matt Apuzzo, "Woodward Tapes Reveal Leak," Associated Press (San Francisco Chronicle), February 12, 2007.
• "Libby jurors hear Armitage leak CIA agent's ID. Journalist Novak likely to testify Monday, NBC's Mitchell possible Tuesday," NBC News (MSNBC), February 12, 2007. re Andrea Mitchell
• Matt Apuzzo, "Novak Set to Testify in Libby Case," Associated Press (TIME), February 12, 2007. re Robert Novak
• Jeralyn Merritt, "Libby: Bob Novak Takes the Stand," The Huffington Post, February 12, 2007.
• Matt Apuzzo, "Attorneys Try to Cast Libby As Scapegoat," Associated Press (ABC News), February 12, 2007.
• Andrew Cohen, "The Libby Defense Starts with a Bank Shot," Washington Post, February 12, 2007.
• David Corn, "Libby Trial: What Scooter Didn't Do," The Nation, February 12, 2007.
• "Top journalists testify for Libby," BBC News, February 12, 2007.
• Jeralyn Merritt, "Libby Defense Begins with Walter Pincus," The Huffington Post, February 12, 2007. re Walter Pincus
• Jane Hamsher, "Will Shooter or Scooter Take the Stand?" The Huffington Post, February 12, 2007.

February 13

• Jeralyn Merritt, "Libby Trial: The Media as Pawns or Knights?" The Huffington Post, February 13, 2007.
• Richard B. Schmitt and Greg Miller, "Woodward tells about talking about the CIA agent. Journalists say they didn't hear about her from Libby," San Francisco Chronicle, February 13, 2007.
• "Columnist testifies Rove confirmed Plame was CIA," CNN, February 13, 2007.
• Matt Apuzzo, "Editor Contradicts Reporter in Libby Case," Associated Press (San Francisco Chronicle), February 13, 2007.
• "Cheney aide describes Libby's 'awful' memory," Associated Press (USA TODAY), February 13, 2007.
• Laurie Asseo and Cary O'Reilly, "Cheney, Libby Won't Be Testifying in CIA Leak Trial (Update1)," Bloomberg News, February 13, 2007.
• Jeralyn Merritt, "Libby To Rest Without Calling Cheney or Libby," The Huffington Post, February 13, 2007.

February 14

• Swopa, "Scooter Libby’s State of Mind," Firedoglake, February 14, 2007.
• Jane Hamsher, "The Defense Rests," Firedoglake, February 14, 2007.
• Jeralyn Merritt, "Can Team Libby Pull It Off?" The Huffington Post, February 14, 2007.
• Alex Beam, "Libby trial -- when memory doesn't serve," Boston Globe, February 14, 2007.

February 15

• "Libby Ends Abbreviated Defense Testimony," Associated Press (Washington Post), February 15, 2007.
• Neil A. Lewis, "Judge says he was misled on Libby testifying. He deals setbacks to defense team as it rests its case," New York Times (San Francisco Chronicle), February 15, 2007.
• Richard B. Schmitt, "Judge deals Libby a setback. Once-classified defense evidence cannot be presented because the former White House aide won't be testifying, the jurist rules," Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2007.
• Sidney Blumenthal, "Libby's cynical defense. In the courtroom, I watched Libby's lawyers grill Bob Woodward and Robert Novak, trying and failing to obscure the charges against the vice president's man," Salon, February 15, 2007.
• Murray Waas,"Cheney's Call" National Journal, Feb. 15, 2007.
• John Amato, "Cheney’s insistence on leak investigations led to the Plame Case/ Carl Cameron sang like a bird," Crooks and Liars, February 15, 2007.
• Christy Hardin Smith, "About Those Jury Instructions…," Firedoglake, February 15, 2007.
• Jim Malone, "Closing Arguments in CIA Leak Case Set for Feb. 20," Voice of America News, February 15, 2007.

February 18

• Marcy Wheeler, "FDL Book Salon: Anatomy of Deceit on the NIE," Firedoglake, February 18, 2007.

February 19

• Neil A. Lewis, "The Defendant Isn’t the Only Player With a Personal Stake in the Libby Verdict," New York Times, February 19, 2007.
• Murray Waas, "The Paradox That is Scooter Libby" The Huffington Post, Feb. 19, 2007.

February 20

• Matt Apuzzo, "Closing Arguments in CIA Leak Trial," Associated Press (TIME/CNN), February 20, 2007.
• Michael J. Sniffen, "Leak lawyers close on credibility issue," Associated Press (Boston Globe), February 20, 2007.
• Andy Sullivan, "Prosecutors say Libby lied as trial ends," Reuters (Washington Post), February 20, 2007.
• David Corn, "Libby Trial: Final Arguments about Scooter, Cheney & Truth," The Nation, February 20, 2007.

February 21

• Michael J. Sniffen, "Weeks of testimony reviewed as jury readies for Libby case," Associated Press (Boston Globe), February 21, 2007.
• Neil A. Lewis, "In Closing Pleas, Clashing Views on Libby’s Role," New York Times, February 21, 2007.
• Joseph Curl, "Scapegoat defense ridiculed," Washington Times, February 21, 2007.
• "US jury begins deliberations in Libby perjury case," Reuters AlertNet, February 21, 2007.
• Matt Apuzzo, "CIA Leak Case Turned Over to Jury," Associated Press (Forbes), February 21, 2007.
• Jeralyn Merritt, "Libby Trial: Missing the Forest for the Trees," The Huffington Post, February 21, 2007.

February 22

• Caroline Daniel, "Perjury Libby hearing casts cloud over Cheney," Financial Times (MSNBC), February 22, 2007.

February 26

• Michael Isikoff, "A Man of Mystery," Newsweek, February 26, 2007 (issue), describes the surprise testimony of Robert Novak about the role played by lobbyist Richard Hohlt in the Valerie Plame leak.
• Matt Apuzzo, "Judge dismisses CIA leak trial juror," Associated Press (Boston Globe), February 26, 2007.
• Andy Sullivan, "Juror dismissed in Libby trial," Reuters, February 26, 2007.

February 28, 2007

• Elizabeth de la Vega, "Public Misconduct. A Call to Investigate All of the President's Men," TomDispatch.com (Common Dreams), February 28, 2007. (Also see The case for impeachment of President George W. Bush.)