4.07.2006

McClellan Leak Facts Flip-Flop


If you're confused now, wait until you read this, also from Think Progress:

According to the White House, when the President authorized Scooter Libby to leak the classified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) to reporters – sometime before July 8, 2003 — it was declassified. But on July 18, 2003, Scott McClellan was asked when the NIE was declassified. McClellan said, “It was officially declassified today.”

Today, the White House press corps pounded McClellan about the glaring inconsistency. Watch it:
Gee, Scotty, which was it? Before July 18th three years ago or today? If today, I think we have an even bigger problem, no?