PBS Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
The show I’m watching now isn’t online yet, but here’s some stuff from the website:
Vice President’s Chief of Staff Indicted in CIA Leak Case
Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby resigned Friday after being indicted on five counts of obstruction of justice, making false statements and perjury in the CIA leak case.
HERE WE GO: Transcripts are usually available within 24 hours of broadcast. Segments broadcast on Fridays are available the following Monday.
HERE’S THE PREVIEW:
Libby Indicted
Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was indicted Friday in the CIA leak investigation. He subsequently resigned.
Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald outlined the charges at a press briefing. The NewsHour provides extended excerpts from that briefing.
Margaret Warner discusses the legal details and implications of the indictment with Robert Ray, former independent counsel for several investigations during the Clinton administration, and Richard Ben-Veniste, former assistant U.S. attorney during the Watergate scandal and former chief council for the Democrats of the Senate Whitewater committee.
Then, Ray Suarez takes a closer look at Lewis Libby with Mark Leibovich, reporter for the Washington Post, and George Packer, staff writer for the New Yorker.
Shields and Brooks
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the Libby indictment and other political developments with Jim Lehrer.
