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David Gergen: “But he certainly heavily suggests that the president was complicit, that the president was somehow an enabler in him…”

On the recordNovember 20, 2007
But he certainly heavily suggests that the president was complicit, that the president was somehow an enabler in him going before the press corps and lying about the non-involvement of Libby and Rove.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses Scott McClellan's implications about President Bush's involvement in misleading the press regarding the Valerie Plame case.

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