David Corn

is Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief. Until 2007, he was Washington editor of The Nation.

Libby Trial: Scooter Speaks, Part II Libby Trial: Scooter Speaks, Part II

As jurors in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby spent Tuesday listening to audiotapes of Libby's two appearances in 2004 before the grand jury investigat...

Feb 7, 2007 / David Corn

Libby Trial: Scooter Speaks Libby Trial: Scooter Speaks

After two weeks of listening to a series of prosecution witnesses in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the jurors finally got to hear the defendant. He...

Feb 6, 2007 / David Corn

Libby Trial: Lawyers Clash Over Motive Libby Trial: Lawyers Clash Over Motive

Scooter Libby was thrown under the bus. No, Scooter Libby gave the bus driver false directions. On Thursday, the prosecution and the defense in the ...

Feb 2, 2007 / David Corn

Libby Trial: Matt Cooper Contradicts Libby Libby Trial: Matt Cooper Contradicts Libby

Washington is like high school. That seemed true at the Scooter Libby trial on Wednesday when the prosecution and the defense argued whether notes ...

Feb 1, 2007 / David Corn

Libby Trial: Judy Miller’s Memory Mess Libby Trial: Judy Miller’s Memory Mess

When special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald was prepping for the trial of Scooter Libby, he probably looked toward the moment when he would call former New Y...

Jan 31, 2007 / David Corn

Libby Trial: Fleischer Tags Libby and Confesses Leaking Libby Trial: Fleischer Tags Libby and Confesses Leaking

Taking the witness stand in the Scooter Libby trial on Monday, Ari Fleischer, President George W. Bush's former press secretary, could not rely on his old f...

Jan 30, 2007 / David Corn

The Libby Trial: Cheney’s Office Takes the Stand The Libby Trial: Cheney’s Office Takes the Stand

On Thursday, the Vice President's office was on the stand in the Scooter Libby trial-sort of. The fourth witness to be called by special prosecutor Patrick ...

Jan 25, 2007 / David Corn

Libby Trial Continues With Memory Attacks Libby Trial Continues With Memory Attacks

For an account of the opening arguments of the Libby trial, click here. ...

Jan 24, 2007 / David Corn

Libby Trial Opens With Simple Tales and Complex Plots Libby Trial Opens With Simple Tales and Complex Plots

It's simple, said special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald during his opening argument at the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby: Vice President Dick Cheney's o...

Jan 23, 2007 / David Corn

Libby Trial, Day Three: A Tough Search for Jurors Libby Trial, Day Three: A Tough Search for Jurors

For coverage of the first day of the Libby trial and a deconstruction of Scooter Libby's I-forgot defense, click

Jan 18, 2007 / David Corn

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