Libby & Reggie Walton

* Reddhedd:

"The CIA filed a motion on Friday opposing Scooter Libby's request for access to the Presidential Daily Briefings (PDBs), citing substantial national security concerns at allowing any of the information contained therein become public.
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That these PDBs deal with the most sensitive information the federal government touches -- and that the PDBs have substantial imapct on the ongoing national security matters with which the President deals on a day-to-day basis -- well, that is a calculation made in a graymail defense strategy, isn't it? If the government simply refuses to hand over the information for national security reasons, then Team Libby will ask for a dismissal.

What Judge Walton will do with this, though, is anyone's guess. I would seriously doubt that he will grant a dismissal motion on this, just based on his pre-emptive attempt at compromise, and I would bet he has some ideas up his judicial robes to cut through the crap on all sides and strike a balance that keeps the trial on track. I hope so, anyway, in the interests of justice. I do think that his pre-emptive maneuver bodes well, but I'm trying not to get too ahead of myself, since I have never practiced before this particular judge and am only relying on hearsay from several attornies who have been before him that he is a no nonsense, tough on crime kinda guy."

Jeebus. let's hope that he isn't just 'tough-on-some-crimes' and that Fitzgerald has about a dozen aces up his sleeve too.