John H. wrote:

What law did Rove violate?

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John H.

Section 421 of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act:



FACT -- ROVE IDENTIFIED THE AGENT AND KNEW THAT WHAT HE WAS DOING WAS
WRONG: A number of factors weigh against Rove's assertion. First, Rove
identified Valerie Plame as "Wilson's wife." Under section 421 of the
Intelligence Identities Protection Act the disclosure of "any
information identifying [a] covert agent" is illegal. Second, Rove's
lawyer is undermining the distinction between naming and identifying
Plame as too legalistic and a minor detail. Third, Rove insisted on
speaking to Cooper only on "double super secret background." As Andrew
Sullivan notes, "Why would Rove have insisted on such a super-tight
confidentiality standard if he was not aware that he was divulging
something he truly shouldn't divulge?" Fourth, as Joe Wilson himself
has indicated, his wife goes by Mrs. Wilson, so it would have been
clear who Rove was talking about (and Rove attended the same church as
the Wilson family, indicating he may know more about Plame than he's
letting on