Here's an example of what might be in store as far as the type of cross-examination of Bush we can expect when the criminal prosecution of Plamegate goes to trial:
PROSECUTOR: So...Mr. President...exactly when did you become aware that the dastardly leaker who was threatening the country, your presidency and...well...the entire Western World as we know it was, in fact...well...yourself?
BUSH: It was after an exhaustive investigation, with the complete cooperation of the entire White House and over a year of poring through memos, e-mails and others documents.
PROSECUTOR: What was your reaction when you became aware that...well...you were the leaker?
BUSH: Shock. I was shocked and appalled that someone with such a sterling reputation and such great leadership skills could have done such a thing.
PROSECUTOR:You said at one time that once you learned who the leaker was you would "deal with them" accordingly. What did you do upon learning this information?
BUSH: My first instinct was, like any victim of a crime, to want to punch him in the face...so I did.
PROSECUTOR: Oh, so that explains some of those facial injuries you've been prone to for a few years...did it have anything to do with pretzels at all?
BUSH: Well, there were pretzels in the house during
each occasion so it just seemed...plausible...that that's what
might conceivably have been behind it all...perhaps...maybe..
PROSECUTOR: Once you and your Elliot Ness-like investigators uncovered the treasonous criminal behind this leak, what did you do? Did you dismiss the perpetrator and turn him over to authorities?
BUSH: Well, frankly, we thought of all possible scenarios but, with all that the country had been through, we had determined that, just discovering the facts and the ridicule that accompanied it was sufficient punishment enough...it was truly embarrassing...it's hard to explain...you would need to have been there at the time...
PROSECUTOR: So, what happened next?
BUSH: We decided that, in the best interest of the country, the world, democracy, national security and...well...my personal "bud" Jesus....whom we did not want tainted by being best friends with a criminal rotting in jail...
to, well...just go ahead and pardon them, knowing that everything they had already gone through was hell enough.
PROSECUTOR: So...you sort of just...pardoned yourself?
BUSH: Exactly. As fiscal conservatives, we decided to save the taxpayers a bundle of money and further embarrassment and...well...just kind of like make the whole thing go away.
PROSECUTOR: There's been ample time for your facial wounds to heal since you first learned of the leaker...what's that other scrape on your face?
BUSH: Oh...we just discovered who was behind that whole Weapons of Mass Destruction thing...and you're not going to believe who was behind all that either....
PROSECUTOR: Thank you Mr. President.