Hume: Special counsel for security leaks probe?

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Should the president appoint a special counsel to investigate the recent spate of national security leaks senior political analyst for him has some thoughts on that's not -- -- breath breath.

Republicans demanding a special counsel to investigate national security leagues seem to have a case of -- -- on the other foot disease.

Have they forgotten their last experience with such a case and such a council.

The protracted inquiry into the Valerie Plame case she you'll recall was the CIA employee whose identity was leaked to the media.

By then deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage Colin Powell's right hand man at the bush State Department.

Prosecutor Patrick FitzGerald knew almost from the start to Armitage was the leaker but he continued to pursue the matter nonetheless not surprisingly.

He ended up bringing no charges against anyone for leaking.

Instead he indicted Dick Cheney aide Scooter Libby for things Libby said during the course.

Of this investigation in other words for offenses that would not -- occurred in FitzGerald had stopped when he discovered the leaker.

It was a clear illustration of what can happen when an ambitious prosecutor is given authority to pursue a single case.

Outside of normal channels.

Now of the democratic White House under suspicion of leaking Republicans seem ready to loosen other captain Ahab to find another great white whale.

They say they can't trust the holder Justice Department to do the job maybe not but holder is at least answerable to the president and to congress.

Special counsels are effectively answerable to no Brett.

Speaking of holder the attorney general saying that essentially he's going to be.

Brief for offer to brief the house oversight committee but as far as.

Paperwork actual documents from operation fast and furious.

Would you really have an answer to that never given an explanation as to why he cannot simply comply with the -- and produce the documents now sometimes compromises can be worked out to the suspect from both sides.

-- documents can be examined and closed rooms so leaks aren't possible that sort of thing.

He doesn't seem to got anywhere near that this thing says Stonewall.

And it smells of cover up where there's a vote.

For contempt tomorrow right and -- the -- well it looks like tomorrow's going to be an exciting day between the Justice Department Capitol Hill to -- happens Chris thank.

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