Bush told Cheney on Wilson: "Get it out," or "Let's get this out"

by Joe in DC - 7/03/2006 05:04:00 PM


Bush was a key player in the campaign to trash Joseph Wilson, according to the latest from Murray Waas:

One senior government official familiar with the discussions between Bush and Cheney -- but who does not have firsthand knowledge of Bush's interview with prosecutors -- said that Bush told the vice president to "Get it out," or "Let's get this out," regarding information that administration officials believed would rebut Wilson's allegations and would discredit him.

A person with direct knowledge of Bush's interview refused to confirm that Bush used those words, but said that the first official's account was generally consistent with what Bush had told Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald.

Libby, in language strikingly similar to Bush's words, testified to the federal grand jury in the leak case that Cheney had told him to "get all the facts out" that would defend the administration and discredit Wilson. Portions of Libby's grand jury testimony were an exhibit in a recent court filing by Fitzgerald.
This was the same guy who last week said it was "disgraceful" for newspapers to print articles about national security. How can anyone take Bush seriously? The press should just laugh at him. Bush doesn't keep us safe and he leaks national security info. for poltiical reasons.

Murray Waas has done some amazing reporting on this issue.

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