Patrick Fitzgerald has been a quiet man since convicting Lewis “Scooter” Libby of obstruction of justice and perjury. But that may change. The Senate Judiciary Committee may call him to answer a few questions.
Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, has called for the Judiciary Committee to seek Fitzgerald’s testimony on the matter.
“Reluctant as I am to agree with Senator Schumer, I think he’s right,” Specter said on CNN’s “Late Edition.”
“Why were they pursuing the matter long after there was no underlying crime on the outing of the CIA agent? Why were they pursuing it after we knew who the leaker was?” Specter said.
That is a great question.
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