Judge Rejects Libby’s Motion for a Dismissal
From Times Wire Reports
A federal judge refused to dismiss charges against I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the former top White House aide who was indicted on perjury and obstruction charges last year in the scandal involving the leak of a CIA operative’s name.
In a 31-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton turned down a motion by lawyers for Vice President Dick Cheney’s one-time chief of staff, who challenged the authority of Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald to handle the case.
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