Bill Richardson and the Wen Ho Lee Leak
This “Bill Richardson leaked Wen Ho Lee’s name” thing is starting to come back to the surface, with the recent SCOTUS ruling on the appeal of Judith Miller and Matt Cooper.
SANTA FE - Gov. Bill Richardson could play a prominent role in the lawsuit filed by former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Wen Ho Lee against the federal government.
Lee claims government officials leaked classified and personal information about him to the media. Richardson was secretary of the Department of Energy at the time.
After The Santa Fe New Mexican covered the story on Thursday, The Albuquerque Journal reported in Sunday editions that Richardson and several others were again identified in a recent federal court ruling as likely sources for the leaks in 1999 that identified Lee as a suspect in an FBI investigation into the loss of nuclear secrets to China.
The governor has denied in sworn testimony that he was the source.
Since Richardson has been named as a possible contender in ‘08, if there is any truth to it, this story may grow and become relevant to the national political scene.
Steve Terrel has a good summary (via Julia Goldberg). Kilmer has a few comments too.
http://myopiczeal.blogsome.com/2005/07/12/bill-richardson-and-the-wen-ho-lee-leak/trackback/
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