McClellan testifies in a House hearing

Published by Sally on Jun 20th, 2007 in Uncategorized with No Comments

On Friday, Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan testified before the House Judiciary Committee about the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity, among other things. Here are some highlights from the hearing:

Congressman Jerrold Nadler asks Scott McClellan if he believes the Vice President had a hand in the Valerie Plame leak (:07)

McClellan says President Bush broke his word when he commuted Lewis Libby’s sentence in the CIA leak case (:09)

McClellan says Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby assured him that he was not involved in the leak in any way (:16)

Texas Congressman Lamar Smith says McClellan “sold out the president and his friends” (:08)

McClellan says he has received personal attacks from current and former White House officials over his new book (:08)

McClellan says he doesn’t know if White House officials broke the law in revealing Valerie Plame’s identity (:11)

McClellan says he hopes that those administration officials who know the whole truth will break their silence (:13)

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