The United States Versus I. Lewis Libby - Softcover

"* "A compelling narrative on how President Bush & his top aides contrived their bogus case for the war in Iraq" Dan Froomkin, White House Watch, washingtonpost.com"

Find out what Vice President Cheney told his then Chief of Staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby in the latest scandal to rock the Bush Administration.This is an instant book by Murray Waas, one of today's finest investigative journalists.Washington scandals come and go, but the one surrounding the investigation into the leaking of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity - now in its fourth year - has had unprecedented staying power. In October 2005, when I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was indicted on five felony counts of making false statements to the FBI, perjury and obstruction of justice, his trial became the latest chapter of the saga. Murray Waas, one of today's finest investigative journalists, has edited and assembled this instant book that covers the trial from start to finish. He combines pivotal testimony from key witnesses with his own original, incisive reporting and this in-depth report of life in Washington's power circles. This is an instant book on issues that will resonate on both sides of the Atlantic.