Addington has no independent recollection of interview with FBI on Feb 2004..But the exhibit (D exh 178)shows that when he testifd about the meeting in July in the anteroom--He never used the term spouse or wife"
Addington turned over all exhibits he'd given to Alberto Gonzales who was then WH Counsel..Gonzales job was to protect the office of the president..Addington's to protect the officeof the veep.
Note GX 532--Addington reviewed it (Note from Cheney saying shouldn't sacrifice "staffer"--May have communicated with O'Donnelll aboout note--indicated he thought it was impt.
Top half seems to be in Libby's handwriting.Bottom in Cheney's--Cheney says "has to go out today--not going to protect one staffer and sacrifice the guy (this pres --scratched out)
who was asked to stick his neck in the meat grinder because of the incompetence of others."
when he testifd about the meeting in July in the anteroom--He never used the term spouse or wife"
How interesting . . . More version problems. Maybe that point is shaky after all. Obviously there's a material difference between a nepotistic assignment and a standard one, so if Addington were queried on the point you'd think it'd have to be explicit.
Posted by: Cecil Turner | January 30, 2007 at 11:42 AM