Following up on last nightâs post, Iâve now heard more information that makes me think that the denials from Libby and Abrams — filtered through McClellan — are really just placeholders, disposable non-denial denials.
The Libby-Abrams line — that neither was âinvolved in leaking classified informationâ — is, I suspect, technically true in some sense that has not yet been made clear. Or, rather, I suspect that the players involved have come up with some theory under which they feel they can say this is true.
Itâs certainly possible of course that this is just a flat denial. And thereâs no need for parsing. But itâs awfully hard to figure why the âdenialâ is being couched in this very precise fashion which doesnât even address the substance of the question — i.e., did they disclose to a reporter that Plame was CIA?
The White House press corps gets two chances a day to put this question to Scott McClellan. To ask him to really answer the question. Why not press this point?
