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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:22:09 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Paul Levy <plevy () citizen org> Date: February 10, 2006 2:09:01 PM EST To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] more on Libby: White House 'superiors' authorized leaks]
Brock Meeks is incorrect in asserting that anyone who leaked information to the AP must have committed a crime.
It would not be a crime for the person who testified to tell other people the contents of his own testimony. And those people, in turn, could say what they were told.
See the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6(e)(2), set forth below. There are various exceptions that I do not quote:
(2) Secrecy.(A) No obligation of secrecy may be imposed on any person except in accordance with Rule 6(e)(2)(B).
(B) Unless these rules provide otherwise, the following persons must not disclose a matter occurring before the grand jury:
(i) a grand juror; (ii) an interpreter; (iii) a court reporter; (iv) an operator of a recording device; (v) a person who transcribes recorded testimony; (vi) an attorney for the government; or(vii) a person to whom disclosure is made under Rule 6(e)(3)(A)(ii) or (iii).
( Paul Alan Levy Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 - 20th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 588-1000 http://www.citizen.org/litigation
Dave Farber <dave () farber net> 2/10/2006 1:08 PM >>>
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [IP] Libby: White House 'superiors' authorized leaks Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:02:18 -0800 From: Brock Meeks <Brock.Meeks () msnbc com> To: dave () farber net Of course, let's not forget that in order to get this story, someone leaked grand jury testimony to the AP; leaking grand jury testimony also is a crime... - -----Original Message----- From: Dave Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 09:37 To: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: [IP] Libby: White House 'superiors' authorized leaks - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Libby: White House 'superiors' authorized leaks Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:35:58 -0500 From: Patrick W. Gilmore <patrick () ianai net> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> CC: Patrick W. Gilmore <patrick () ianai net> <http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/09/cia.leak.ap/> <quote> WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney told a federal grand jury that his superiors authorized him to give secret information to reporters as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq, according to court papers. </quote> WOW! I am very surprised. Mostly that Libby talked. I will be even more surprised if the people who told him to do this actually get the punishment they deserve. Might even restore my faith in the system.... - ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as brock.meeks () msnbc com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD7NaEtcdvoAezhUsRAmQlAJ0S3NZxJ1yvNeanN7Zjbr1FC77OuwCfVD7z beupq+aIVYXyARVXQgwD3Jc= =qDfO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as PLEVY () citizen org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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