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Plame Cover-Up Continues, McClellan Says on Hill

Posted Jun 20, 08 12:48 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  Politics 

(Newser) – Scott McClellan took to Capitol Hill today, and in what one Republican dismissed as “book-of-the-month club” meeting, took on the CIA leak case and the Iraq war, among other topics. The former White House press secretary said he didn’t know if a crime had been committed in the CIA outing, but “suspicion still remains” because Bush administration brass won't open up, Talking Points and AP report.

  • On vice-presidential aide Scooter Libby, convicted in the Valerie Plame case: “He assured me in unequivocal terms he was not” involved in the outing.
  • On pre-Iraq information: “It’s public record that they were ignoring caveats and ignoring contradictory intelligence.”
  • On reaction to his book: Bush loyalists are playing “a game of 'gotcha' ... seeking to discredit me through inaccurate personal attacks.”
  • On the president: He should embrace “openness and candor and then constantly strive to build trust across the aisle.”

Sources TPM Muckraker, Associated Press

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With a copy of his book at left, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan waits to testify.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is sworn in to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan waits to testify on Capitol Hill.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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