July 3, 2007
Libby's Cancelled Prison Term Evokes Strong Response
Reactions to President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence ran the gamut from full support from some Republicans to outrage from Democrats. Bill Otis, a former special White House counsel, and Margaret Love, who served as the president's pardon attorney from 1990 to 1997, discuss the fallout.

July 2, 2007
President Bush Commutes Libby Jail Term
President Bush used his power of clemency Monday to spare I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence after a federal appeals panel refused to delay the jail term while it considered his appeal.

June 14, 2007
Judge Denies Libby Request to Delay Prison Term
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Vice President Dick Cheney's former aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby cannot delay his prison sentence while he appeals a conviction related to the CIA leak investigation. Guests comment on the legalities of the case.

June 5, 2007
Libby Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Jail
A federal judge sentenced I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, to two-and-a-half years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the investigation into the revealing of a CIA agent's name to the media. David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation magazine, and Byron York, White House correspondent for the National Review, offer their perspectives on the matter.

March 16, 2007
Plame Testifies About Her Covert Status, Reaction to Column
Former CIA operative Valerie Plame told a congressional committee Friday that her career ended when a columnist revealed her identity and that she did not recommend her husband for a trip to Niger. The NewsHour provides extended excerpts of her testimony.

March 6, 2007
Libby Found Guilty of Four Counts of Lying, Obstruction
Following a five-week trial and 10 days of deliberation, jurors declared former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby guilty of four of five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice in the investigation into the media leak of a CIA operative's identity.

February 20, 2007
Prosecution, Defense Finish Closing Arguments
During closing arguments Tuesday, prosecutors told the jury that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the vice president's former chief of staff, lied to a grand jury about when he learned of Valerie Plame, a CIA officer. The defense said it was all a matter of conflicting memories, not criminal acts. The jury is expected to begin deliberations Wednesday. Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post recaps the day in the courtroom.

February 7, 2007
Libby Trial Brings Journalism Practices Under Scrutiny
The perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby this week continued to examine his involvement in the leak of a former CIA operative's name to the press. The case has called into question the use of unnamed sources and other journalistic practices in Washington.

Update: Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post recaps the day in the courtroom.

January 30, 2007
Judith Miller Testimony Contradicts Libby's Story
Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller testified Tuesday that vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby discussed CIA operative Valerie Plame in June of 2003, which contradicts LIbby's own account that he learned about Plame's identity during a telephone call on July 10, 2003, with NBC's Washington bureau chief, Tim Russert. Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post provides the latest developments in the trial.

January 25, 2007
Jury Hears Testimony in Libby Perjury Trial
Testimony began this week in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice for lying to a grand jury about the leak of former CIA agent Valerie Plame's name to the media in 2003. A reporter discusses the trial.

January 16, 2007
Libby Trial on Perjury, Obstruction Set to Start
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Libby is accused of perjury and obstruction of justice in the investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. Opening arguments in the trial are scheduled to begin Monday. Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post explains the latest developments.

August 30, 2006
Armitage Original Source of CIA Agent's Name
Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has confirmed he was the person who first revealed the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame to syndicated columnist Robert Novak in 2003, launching a federal investigation into the leak. Neil Lewis of The New York Times discusses the revelation.

July 13, 2006
Former CIA Officer Sues Cheney and Rove over Leak
Former CIA officer Valerie Plame, whose identity was revealed in a 2003 Robert Novak column, has filed a lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney presidential adviser Karl Rove, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and 10 other unnamed government officials.

June 13, 2006
President's Adviser, Karl Rove, Cleared in CIA Probe
After months of investigation and five appearances before the federal grand jury, White House adviser Karl Rove was told he would not face any criminal charges in the leaking of former covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity in the press. Jeffrey Brown discusses the development with former prosecutors Joe diGenova and Michael Zeldin.

April 6, 2006
Libby Says President Authorized Leak of Iraq Information
Vice President Dick Cheney's former aide, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, told grand jury investigators that President Bush authorized the release of sensitive information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case.

November 17, 2005
Woodward Admits Administration Official Told Him of CIA Agent's Identity
Bob Woodward, the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and Washington Post assistant managing editor, testified before a federal grand jury that he learned the identity of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame more than a month before she was outed in a column by Robert Novak.

November 9, 2005
Judith Miller Retires from New York Times
Embattled reporter Judith Miller reached an agreement with the New York Times Wednesday that ends her 28-year career with the paper. Miller, who had been at the center of the recent CIA leak case that resulted in the indictment and resignation of a White House aide, had been in negotiations with the Times for more than two weeks.

November 3, 2005
Libby Case Weighs on Inner Circle of White House
Former vice presidential chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he mislead a federal investigation into the outing of a covert CIA operative whose husband had criticized the Bush administration's Iraq policy.

But his indictment has leveled a political blow against the White House that has continued to pose challenges to senior Bush administration officials. Two former White House chiefs of staff, President George H.W. Bush's Samuel Skinner and President Bill Clinton's Leon Panetta, consider how the court case is likely playing out in the West Wing.

Transcript: Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post reports on the court proceedings.

November 2, 2005
Libby Indictment Raises Questions About Protecting Sources
The indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby by a federal grand jury for making false statements, perjury and obstruction of justice came about largely due to the testimony of three key reporters Libby spoke with about the identity of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame.

Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald discussed the decision to force reporters to testify in the case, saying, "I do not think that reporters should be subpoenaed anything close to routinely. It should be an extraordinary case. But if you're dealing with a crime -- and what's different here is the transaction is between a person and a reporter, they're the eyewitness to the crime."

The indictments have once again raised the issue of reporters and their ability and need to protect confidential sources.

Jeffrey Brown discusses the issues raised by the Libby case with Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief Doyle McManus, First Amendment lawyer Devereux Chatillon, media critic Jeff Jarvis and former prosecutor Robert Ray.

October 28, 2005
Prosecutors Analyze Case Against Libby
A federal grand jury investigating the leak of a covert CIA operative's name charged Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby with obstruction of justice, making a false statement and perjury on Friday. Libby subsequently resigned.

Robert Ray, independent counsel during the Clinton administration, and Richard Ben-Veniste, former assistant U.S. attorney during the Watergate scandal and former chief counsel for the Democrats of the Senate Whitewater committee, discuss the case.

Transcript: Washington Post reporter Mark Leibovich and New Yorker staff writer George Packer take a closer look at Libby.

RealAudio: Special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald outlines the charges and answers questions at a press conference. (1 hour 6 minutes)

Update: Vice President's Chief of Staff Indicted in CIA Leak Case, Resigns

Document: Five-count indictment of Libby handed down by the grand jury

Document: Press statement from the special counsel explaining the indictment

October 26, 2005
Washington Awaits Action by Leak Grand Jury
The nearly two-year investigation into the outing of a covert CIA operative neared its climax Wednesday as the special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald continued to present testimony to a grand jury. The grand jury has until Friday to issue indictments in the case and two key White House advisers, Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, are said to be possible targets of the investigation.

Although the grand jury ended its work Wednesday without any public announcement, Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post updates what is known about its work.

October 24, 2005
Tensions Within the New York Times Go Public
Over the weekend, the New York Times continued its intensive coverage of its own internal clashes over the reporting of Judith Miller. Prominent columnist Maureen Dowd blasted Miller's reporting on weapons of mass destruction and the paper's lack of editorial oversight and on Sunday, the newspaper's public editor questioned many of the decisions made by Miller and the slowness of the Times editors to respond.

NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing troubles at the Times with Geneva Overholser, professor of journalism at the University of Missouri and former Washington Post ombudsman.

October 17, 2005
New York Times Reports on Judith Miller's Role in the CIA Leak Case
Some two weeks after Judith Miller ended her more than 80 days in jail and testified before a grand jury investigating the leak into the name of a covert CIA operative, the New York Times Sunday printed a 5,500-word story detailing its reporter's involvement in the case. Miller also wrote a separate piece about her four hours of testimony before the grand jury.

Jim Lehrer gets the latest on the Miller affair and the Times' handling of the case from Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Alex Jones, director of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University.

October 6, 2005
Rove to Testify in CIA Leak Investigation
President Bush's top political adviser Karl Rove has agreed to testify again before a federal grand jury investigating whether someone in the Bush administration intentionally leaked the identity of a CIA agent. Margaret Warner leads a discussion on the latest developments with Tom Hamberger of the Los Angeles Times.

September 30, 2005
Reporter Released from Jail, Testifies in Leak Case
After spending 85 days in jail for refusing to disclose a source, New York Times reporter Judith Miller testified before a grand jury Friday after getting a waiver from the confidential source. The source, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, spoke to Miller in July 2003 and may have revealed the name of the CIA operative.

Transcript: Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig outlines Miller's decision to testify.

July 18, 2005
President Pledges to Fire Anyone Who Committed Crime in Leak Case, Urges Patience
President Bush Monday shifted his stance on the ongoing investigation into the exposure of a covert CIA agent, vowing to dismiss anyone found to have acted illegally rather than an earlier pledge to dismiss leakers in the case.

But President Bush urged the public to be patient as the ongoing grand jury investigation, which has included testimony from his close adviser and deputy chief of staff Karl Rove, continued.

"It's best people wait until the investigation is complete before you jump to conclusions. I don't know all the facts. I want to know all the facts," the president said Monday. "I would like this to end as quickly as possible. If someone committed a crime, they will no longer work in my administration."

The president's comments came a day after Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper said Rove was the first person to tell him that the agent worked for the CIA. He also said that in previous testimony to the grand jury he had discussed Wilson and his wife with I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff.

July 15, 2005
Controversy Continues in Senate over Karl Rove
Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Senate's reaction to Karl Rove's possible role in the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame.

July 12, 2005
White House Silent on Rove, Leak Investigation
White House officials, at one time adamant that deputy chief of staff and key political adviser Karl Rove had nothing to do with the leak of a female CIA operative's identity, are now remaining mum on the matter.

Over the weekend, Newsweek reported that Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper communicated with Rove via e-mail that administration critic and former ambassador Joseph Wilson went to Niger on a fact-finding mission about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction at the behest of his wife. According to Cooper's account, Rove also noted that she worked for the CIA on weapons of mass destruction.

Rove's attorney acknowledged the top adviser spoke with Cooper -- but did not reveal Valerie Plame's name.

For the second day in a row, White House spokesman Scott McClellan on Tuesday repeatedly fended off reporters' questions, telling them he could not comment on the ongoing investigation.

Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, have seized on the matter to demand that the administration fire Rove or at least take away his security clearance.

July 6, 2005
Reporter Judith Miller Jailed for Refusing to Divulge Her Source
A federal judge sentenced New York Times reporter Judith Miller to jail Wednesday for refusing to divulge her source to a grand jury investigating the Bush administration's leak of the identity of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame.

Earlier, Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper announced he would cooperate with the federal prosecutor's investigation because his source gave him specific authority to discuss their conversation.

Media correspondent Terence Smith speaks with Bill Keller, executive editor of the New York Times, and Steve Chapman, columnist and editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune.

June 30, 2005
Time Magazine to Divulge Notes in CIA Leak Case
Time magazine on Thursday said it would comply with a court order to hand over the notes of one of its reporters in a grand jury investigation into the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity.

June 27, 2005
Supreme Court Rejects Reporters' Appeal in CIA Leak Case
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the efforts of two journalists to avoid jail sentences for refusing to testify before a grand jury about the leak of an undercover CIA agent.

Judith Miller of the New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time magazine asked the Supreme Court to revisit the issue of whether or not reporters can be imprisoned or fined for refusing to identify their anonymous sources.

Feb. 15, 2005
Appeals Court Says Reporters Must Testify in CIA Leak Case
A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday saying two reporters must testify in the federal probe on whether Bush administration officials leaked the identity of an undercover CIA officer to the news media.

Dec. 8, 2004
Reporters Appeal Contempt Orders in CIA Leak Case
New York Times reporter Judith Miller and Time magazine's Matthew Cooper on Wednesday appeared in a U.S. appeals court to challenge contempt of court convictions that could send them to jail for up to 18 months.

Terence Smith discusses the case and the issues it raises with Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney who represents Cooper and Miller in the investigation, and Victoria Toensing, a former deputy assistant attorney general.

Oct. 7, 2004
New York Times Reporter Held in Contempt in CIA Leak Probe
Update: A federal judge found New York Times reporter Judith Miller in contempt Thursday for refusing to divulge confidential sources to prosecutors investigating who leaked the name of a CIA operative to several Washington, D.C. reporters.

Aug. 24, 2004
Contempt Orders Dropped after Reporter Agrees to Testify in CIA Leak Case
Update: Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper gave a deposition to special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in the federal investigation into the alleged leaking of a clandestine CIA agent's name to the media, Time magazine announced Tuesday.

Aug. 11, 2004
Judge Holds Time Magazine Reporter in Contempt for Refusing to Reveal Sources
A federal judge held Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper in contempt of court on Monday for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating whether White House sources illegally revealed the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame. Terence Smith and guests discuss a prosecutor's right to subpoena reporters in criminal grand jury investigations and a journalist's privilege to protect the identities of confidential sources.

July 8, 2004
Attorneys Ask Court to Quash Journalists' Subpoenas in CIA Leak Investigation
First Amendment attorneys went to court to ask a judge to quash the subpoenas served to journalists who allegedly received a leak from White House officials about the identity of a clandestine CIA agent. Ray Suarez discusses the latest developments in the case with New York Times national legal correspondent Adam Liptak.

Dec. 31, 2003
Ashcroft Steps Aside in CIA Leak Case, Appoints Special Prosecutor
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft recused himself from the investigation into the disclosure of an undercover CIA officer. The Justice Department named U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald as a special counsel to oversee the investigation. Elaine Shannon of Time magazine talks to Terence Smith about the latest developments.

Oct. 9, 2003
Historians Review Past Cases of Alleged White House Leaks to the Media
As the Justice Department continues its criminal investigation into the alleged White House naming of an undercover CIA agent to a half dozen reporters, Jim Lehrer and four historians discuss past cases of alleged presidential leaks to the media.

Oct. 3, 2003
Justice Department Expands Criminal Probe into Alleged White House Leak
A Justice Department investigation into the alleged White House leak of an undercover CIA agent's identity is expanding to include other federal agencies. Experts explain the workings of such an investigation.

Sept. 30, 2003
The Justice Department Launches Probe into Alleged Leak of CIA Officer's Name
Terence Smith leads a discussion about the alleged leak of the identity of a covert CIA agent to at least six journalists, and the decision of syndicated newspaper columnist Robert Novak to report it.

Sept. 29, 2003
Two Senators Discuss News Reports on the Alleged White House Leak
The Washington Post reported that top White House aides leaked the identity of an undercover CIA agent after her husband, former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, publicly challenged President Bush's prewar intelligence on Iraq. Margaret Warner discusses the alleged White House leak with two members of Congress.