Friday, November 18, 2005

TreasonGate Update: Hadley May Not Be Woodward's Source

This WSJ article eliminates Stephen Hadley (and just about everyone else in the Bush Administration) as Bob Woodward's source in the TraitorGate Scandal, thus contradicting the Raw Story article stating that Hadley was the source.

Interestingly, Hadley would not deny it himself:

National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley won't say if he was the source who told Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward that Bush administration critic Joseph Wilson's wife worked for the CIA. But Hadley volunteered on Friday that some administration officials say he's not the leaker.

Accompanying President Bush at a summit here, Hadley was asked at a news briefing whether he was Woodward's source.

Referring to news accounts about the case, Hadley said with a smile, "I've also seen press reports from White House officials saying that I am not one of his sources." He said he would not comment further because the CIA leak case remains under investigation.

Leaving the room, Hadley was asked if his answer amounted to a yes or a no. "It is what it is," he said.
That has to be one of the strangest "non-denial" denials in history.

Meanwhile, Hunter at Kos is reporting that, "not only has Woodward been deposed, but that Fitzgerald intends to present the information to a new (already seated) grand jury." This is from the WSJ (subscription required):

The White House now must brace itself for the possibility that Mr. Fitzgerald's probe, far from winding down, may have just gotten a second wind. Prosecutors deposed Mr. Woodward in anticipation of presenting that evidence to a new grand jury, according to a person familiar with the situation. The one that indicted Mr. Libby expired on Oct. 28. That could require that Mr. Card and the unnamed official be called to testify about their conversations with Mr. Woodward. A White House spokeswoman declined to comment.

The bottom line here is that I may never be able to enjoy watching "All The President's Men" like I used to, now that I know what kind of person Woodward really is.

UPDATE: Raw Story is standing by its article that Hadley was Woodward's source.

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