Mr. Libby's story that he was at the tail end of a chain of phone calls, passing on from one reporter what he heard from another, was not true. It was false. He was at the beginning of the chain of the phone calls, the first official to disclose this information outside the government to a reporter. And he lied about it afterward, under oath and repeatedly.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Libby claimed he was at the end of a rumor chain but was actually the first to leak the info to a reporter.
- In plain terms
- He said he heard it last but was actually the one who started it.
- What can you take from it?
- Lying about your role in spreading information is serious.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do officials lie under oath?
Another view
This focuses on perjury rather than the leak itself.
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