Lawyer disputes claim Powell aide focus of CIA leak probe; New indication focus is on coverup, not leak

We've been hearing rumblings about Armitage for months.

But, as with everything else, we will believe it when Fitz says it.

The Raw Story Lawyer disputes claim Powell aide focus of CIA leak probe; New indication focus is on coverup, not leak:

"A claim by former National Security director Bobby Ray Inman that a senior Powell aide was a target in the investigation into the outing of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson drew a firestorm of response from individuals close to the case, RAW STORY can report.

A post yesterday by Steve Clemons, editor of the popular foreign relations-focused blog, The Washington Note, noted that the former NSA chief was privately telling associates that Powell's Undersecretary of State Richard Armitage was a focus of the CIA leak investigation.

Late yesterday, Clemons received a barrage of responses from others closer to the case, including a lawyer to one who has testified, Clemons told me. These individuals vehemently disputed claims that Armitage was in legal jeopardy, saying that the erstwhile Powell aide had been nothing but cooperative in his appearances before the grand jury."