CIA Leak Investigation
2008-06-20T20:00:30-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjI4XC8yMDYwODYtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan testified about reported efforts to cover up the role of the White House in leaking the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson as a Central Intelligence Agency covert operative. Much of the questioning from committee members focused on his book What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception and his criticism of the president and his most senior aides on a wide range of topics, from the handling of pre-war intelligence to the response to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony Mr. McClellan also said the White House had “sought to avoid public accountability and scrutiny” about the leaking of a CIA agent’s name and “overstated and over-packaged” intelligence related to the Iraq war. In sometime contentious exchanges, he also spoke about his decision to publicly criticize the Bush administration.
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan testified about reported efforts to cover up the role of the White House in leaking the i… read more
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan testified about reported efforts to cover up the role of the White House in leaking the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson as a Central Intelligence Agency covert operative. Much of the questioning from committee members focused on his book What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception and his criticism of the president and his most senior aides on a wide range of topics, from the handling of pre-war intelligence to the response to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony Mr. McClellan also said the White House had “sought to avoid public accountability and scrutiny” about the leaking of a CIA agent’s name and “overstated and over-packaged” intelligence related to the Iraq war. In sometime contentious exchanges, he also spoke about his decision to publicly criticize the Bush administration. close
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