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What Fitzgerald was thinking, but could not say
by
Laurence Lewis
Community
(This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)
Friday, Oct. 28, 2005
Friday, Oct. 28, 2005
at
5:47:13pm PDT
I love this country and I love its system of laws. I take great pride in being an officer of the courts, and I take great pride in having built a reputation as a thorough, meticulous, and objective professional.
The intentional leak of Valerie Plame-Wilson's identity as a CIA officer was morally repugnant and a legitimate threat to our nation's security. It was also a violation of specific laws, but, unfortunately, those laws were very poorly written.
I have uncovered a serious conspiracy that involves both the leak and attempts to obstruct this investigation of the leak, and there are other people I know to have been involved in this conspiracy, but I cannot legally tell you anything about any of it except as it pertains to indictments.
At this moment, these are the only indictments I can legitimately prosecute. Others are possible, and the gravity of these crimes necessitates that I pursue these possibilities, but no other indictments are certain or imminent. In the end, these may be the ONLY indictments I can legitmately prosecute, and if that is the case, I cannot legally accuse or criticize the behavior of any other person I believe to have- or know to have- committed moral or legal transgressions.
This is a very serious and important investigation, and Mr. Libby and others have attempted to obstruct it. I can prove Mr. Libby attempted to obstruct it. I cannot yet, and may not ever be able to, prove others attempted to obstruct it. I cannot yet, and may not ever be able to, prove who committed the more serious crime of the leak itself. If I cannot, if no more charges are filed, and if I am unable to tell you more about what I have uncovered, it will be because, except for the specific charges I have filed against Mr. Libby, this obstruction- this cover-up- was largely successful.