Why did Fitz supoena the guest list at Gerald Ford's Birthday???

[lovuian]

Finally, the subpoena requested a list of those in attendance at the White House reception on July 16 for former President Gerald Ford's 90th birthday.

The White House at the time announced the reception would honor Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, but said the event was closed to the press.

The White House Thursday declined to release the list and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, which paid for the event, did not return phone calls.


WHY??? Does anybody have a clue???

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0305-02.htm

[flyarm]

1. andrea mitchell was there with alan greenspan

her hubby and to see if cheney said anything about valerie plame !

[dave29]

2. nice loophole

press not allowed, unless married to the man being honored. This could point to Andrea Mitchell as potentially having heard info on Plame from senior sources at the event. Perhaps Greenspan heard it as well.

[lovuian]

5. Oh Wow thats what the guardian meant by Power couple!!!

Thanks a zillion guys your right Andrea Mitchell is the news reporter!!!

WOW Alan Greenspans wife WHOAH!!!

[flyarm]

6. andrea has been before the grand jury as one of the 6 reporters who

were told about valerie!

[texpatriot2004]

3. How curious. nm

[punpirate]

4. Probably as a result of initial grand jury subpoenae...

... "The three subpoenas were issued to the White House on Jan. 22, three weeks after Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. attorney in Chicago, was appointed special counsel in the probe and during the first wave of appearances by White House staffers before the grand jury."

Someone on the White House staff likely mentioned something in the course of testimony that piqued Fitzgerald's interest which may or may not have led anywhere. A staffer might have said they talked to someone on the guest list, and Fitzgerald may have thought the guest list might have offered more clues.

Cheers.

[murielm99]

7. They declined to release the list to the public,

but I take it the subpoena for the list was honored?

How interesting.