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Originally Posted by KevinTheOmnivore
Furthermore, if the prosecution can verify what Karl Rove claims, that is if it can be verified that it was in fact Matt Cooper who brought Plame's name to Rove, then it was Cooper who violated the law, not the other way around.
Again, if we're seeing this memo now, then the prosecution saw it a while ago. I'll take his word for it.
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If someone leaks it to you and then you leak it to a broader audience, then both of you have leaked information which is illegal. One action does not negate the other and, as government employees, both are well aware of this.