Lawyer Says President Left Details to Cheney ; Date of Declassification at Issue in Cia Leak Case

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › April 10, 2006

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WASHINGTON President Bush declassified sensitive intelligence in 2003 and authorized its public disclosure to rebut Iraq war critics, but he did not specifically direct that Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, be the one to disseminate the information, an attorney knowledgeable about the case said Saturday.

Bush merely instructed Cheney to "get it out" and left the details to him, said the lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The vice president chose Libby and communicated the president's wishes to his then-top aide, the lawyer said.

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Lawyer Says President Left Details to Cheney ; Date of Declassification at Issue in Cia Leak Case

It is not known when the conversation between Bush and Cheney took place. The White House has declined to provide the date when the president ...

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