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January 24, 2007

Not A Good Day To Do Press If You're Dick Cheney

Here's the back-n-forth between Wolf Blitzer and VP Cheney re: Scooter Libby and the allegation about an effort to "protect" Karl Rove:

BLITZER: The whole notion of your long-time aide, Lewis Scooter Libby -- he's in the papers, his lawyer now, suggesting on the opening day of the trial that he was basically set up by people in the White House to protect Karl Rove, the president's political aide. What do you make of that?

CHENEY: Now, Wolf, you knew, when we set up the interview, you can ask all the questions you want. I'm going to be a witness in that trial within a matter of weeks. I'm not going to discuss it. I haven't discussed it with anybody in the press yet, and I'm not going to discuss it with you today.

BLITZER: You -- but you --

CHENEY: Wolf, you got my answer.

BLITZER: Have you contributed to his legal defense, though?

CHENEY: I'm a strong friend and supporter of Scooter's. I have not contributed to his legal defense fund. I think he is an extraordinarily talented and capable individual.


Posted at 04:44 PM

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