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To: Thomas M. who wrote (44407)	5/1/2004 5:17:44 AM
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"It is a fact that Wilson's wife was outed by an Administration official." Let's assume this is true. Specifically what laws were broken? Justice Could Decide Leak Was Not a Crime © 2004 The Washington Post Company Message 19647319 ....<font size=4>it’s not clear any law has been broken.<font size=3> Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982, <font size=4>the person disclosing the covert agent’s identity must have “authorized access to classified information that identifies a covert agent” and must “intentionally” disclose it.<font size=3> Whether this official had authorized or unauthorized knowledge of Ms. Plame’s status is not clear. If the official’s knowledge was “unauthorized,” he/she apparently could not be prosecuted. <font size=4> To complicate matters, Plame may not fall under the technical legal definition of a “covert” officer.<font size=3> Message 19477717 "We don't know <specifically who outted her>, because Bush is hiding that information." Is that so? Washington Post January 6, 2004<font size=4> ....Bush has directed his aides to "cooperate fully in this investigation."<font size=3> washingtonpost.com <font size=4> Large File of Evidence Is Available in C.I.A. Leak Case .....The file contains more than 30 interviews of Bush administration officials and a body of White House documents that investigators said could help crack the case..... The White House has turned over a number of documents, officials said, including notes of White House meetings, calendars, phone records and datebooks that officials have said provided telling clues about who within the administration may have had access to Ms. Plame's identity.....<font size=3> Message 19644705

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