Friday, March 16, 2007
Disclosure of CIA Agent Identity
Disclosure of CIA Agent Identity
Hearing Examines Exposure of Covert CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson's Identity
The Oversight Committee held a hearing on whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson. At the hearing, the Committee received testimony from Ms. Wilson and other experts regarding the disclosure and internal White House security procedures for protecting her identity from disclosure and responding to the leak after it occurred. A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available.
Witnesses
- Ms. Valerie Plame Wilson, former employee, Central Intelligence Agency
- Dr. James Knodell, Director, Office of Security, The White House
- Mr. Bill Leonard, Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration
- Mr. Mark Zaid, Attorney
- Ms. Victoria Toensing, diGenova & Toensing, LLP
Documents and Links
Letter to Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald (68 KB)- Response Letter from Patrick Fitzgerald (112 KB)
Topic: Disclosure of CIA Agent Identity- June 13, 2006: Rep. Waxman Calls for Public Accounting of Rove’s Actions in CIA Leak Case
- November 09, 2005: Questions and Answers about White House Security Clearances
- July 22, 2005: Former Intelligence Officials Testify About Damage Caused by Outing of Covert CIA Agent
- Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement (140 KB)
- Chart: Disclosures of Valerie Plame Wilson’s Classified CIA Employment (36 KB)
- Preliminary Hearing Transcript (11 MB)
