Reply #162: Because of this statement... [View All]

[Tellurian]

coming from Dean's Link:


"When the lawyer -- diGenova, Toensing, or someone else -- went to the government seeking immunity for his or her client, Ashcroft would have heard that the middle-level person was offering to finger the high-level leaker. At that point, he would have realized he himself knew the high-level leaker; and decided to recuse himself from the case, and let Fitzgerald take over."

Asscroft's desire for recusal could be interpreted as..He was already aware of the identity of the leaker. Having a witness formally tell him the identity of the leaker would put him too close to the situation possibly leading to self-incrimination on his part as withholding evidence in a criminal investigation..