Justice Dept. Ordered to Release Cheney Statements in Plame Case
By Del Quentin Wilber
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 1, 2009 3:51 PM
A federal judge Thursday ordered the Justice Department to make public large portions of statements made by then-Vice President Richard B. Cheney to federal investigators about the Valerie Plame case.
Ruling in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by a public interest group, the judge dismissed government objections to releasing FBI reports and notes, which describe an interview Cheney had with a special prosecutor.
The government had argued that it could withhold the records because their release might chill cooperation by White House officials in future investigations.
At one point, the Justice Department argued that future officials might not want to talk to investigators if they knew that such interviews might "get on 'The Daily Show' " or be used as a political weapon.
(More here.)
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 1, 2009 3:51 PM
A federal judge Thursday ordered the Justice Department to make public large portions of statements made by then-Vice President Richard B. Cheney to federal investigators about the Valerie Plame case.
Ruling in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by a public interest group, the judge dismissed government objections to releasing FBI reports and notes, which describe an interview Cheney had with a special prosecutor.
The government had argued that it could withhold the records because their release might chill cooperation by White House officials in future investigations.
At one point, the Justice Department argued that future officials might not want to talk to investigators if they knew that such interviews might "get on 'The Daily Show' " or be used as a political weapon.
(More here.)
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