outing no role in valerie plame. ita special counsel was -- was patrick fitzgerald, special counsel, who concluded that there was, and i am quoting, concerted action by multiple people in the white house to discredit, punish, or seek revenge against ambassador wilson. you dispute those findings? >> i haven't looked at them. yes, i dispute the way that the name of valerie plame reached the press. it was by a person who seemed to have no desire, and the state deputy secretary armitage, happen to mention her in a conversation with a reporter. >> mr. hannah, the bush administration smeared ambassador wilson and his wife, ruin her career, sacrificed the national security asset in the cia, all because ambassador wilson had the temerity to debunk your false claims, and he told the truth. your boss and dick cheney's chief of staff, scooter libby, was convicted. president bush commuted his prison time. that is correct? >> i don't think those were the exact, he would never charge -- was never charged with releasing the name of

>> i had no role in outing valerie plame as a cia operative. >> mr. hannah, special counsel was appointed to investigate the criminal leak of classified information. it was patrick fitzgerald, special counsel. he concluded that there was -- and i'm queegt here -- "concerted action by multiple people in the white house to discredit, punish or seek revenge against ambassador wilson." do you dispute those findings? >> i haven't looked at them. yes, i dispute the way that the name of valerie claim reached the press. it was by a person who seemed to have no desire, was in the state department, was deputy secretary armitage happened to mention her in a conversation with a reporter. >> mr. hannah, the bush administration smeared ambassador wilson and his wife, ruined her career, sacrificed a national security asset in the cia, all because ambassador wilson had the temeritiy to debunk your false claims, and he told the truth. your boss and dick cheney's chief of staff, scooter libby, was convicted, but then president bush commuted his prison time. that's corr

libb who was convicted after the bush administration leaked the identity of a covert cia agent valerie plame. her husband, ambassador joe wilson had publicly debunked the administration's false claims about the iraqi nuclear program. libbyas the same scooter who told the fbi that it was askedble" that cheney had him to leak information about valerie plame's status. i do not know mr. hanna and i do -- i have note met him before today. if our goal was to hear from an expert who actually promoted false white house narratives and i think you picked the right person. but if our goal was to hear from someone who is not involved in one of the biggest misrepresentations in our nations history, then you picked the wrong person. listening to john hannah criticize anyone else for pushing of false white house narrative is beyond ironic. he ended cheney and their colleagues in the white house wrote the how-to manual on this. tragedy here is that thousands of u.s. service members from our district were killed in iraq and thousands more sustained terrible injuries . the american taxpayers have now spent hu

my question for you is what was your role in outing valerie plame as a cia operative? >> i had no role. >> the special council was in the classified information. he concluded that there was concerted action by multiple people in the white house to seek revenge against wilson. do you dispute the findings? they happened to mention her in a conversation with a reporter. >> mr. han a the push administration all because wilson debunkzed your false claims and told the truth. your boss and dick cheney's chief of staff was convicted, but then president bush commuted his prison time. that's correct, isn't it? >> i don't think those are the exact charged. he was never charged with releasing the name of a covert operative. >> i know karl's name was in there, but i had no. >> mr. meadows for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me come to you because as these decisions continue to get made with regards to the validity of the iran deal as we would call it, decisions my members of congress hinge on small and sometimes often minute pieces of information where they can justif

. >> what was your role in outing valer valerie plame as a c.i.a. operator? >> i had no role. >> chaffetz reported and other republicans cited other areas of alleged deception of the obama administration. >> if you like your plan you can keep it it's not the first time the administration has done it not the first time mr. rhodes has done it, i think he did it on the benghazi issue. >> rhodes told the center for new american security he intends to serve until the very last day of the obama administration and then as he put it, take a vacation. bret? >> james, thank you. >>> let's get more on this iran story from syndicated columnist charles krauthammer who joins me tonight from washington. your thoughts on the story? and all the different facets of it, including the executive privilege? >> well when you listen to josh earnest, that was an exercise in linguistic ak row battics. if it's a ubpoena, you call it executive privilege. it's exactly the same idea, i think the administration is right. if this were a republican administration you would not want the congr

libby, who was convicted after the bush administration leaked the identity of a covert cia agent, valerie plame. her husband, ambassador joe wilson, had publicly debunked the administration's false claims about the iraqi nuclear program. this was the same scooter libby who told the fbi that it was a, quote, impossible, that vice president cheney actually directed him to leak information about ms. plame's covert status. that's mr. hannah. i don't know mr. hannah and i don't know -- i don't believe i have ever met him before today. but based on the public record alone, let me say this. if our goal is to hear from an expert who actually promoted false, false white house narratives, then i think you picked the right person. but if our goal is to hear from someone who was not involved in one of the biggest misrepresentations in our nation's history, then you picked the wrong person. listening to john hannah criticize anyone else for pushing a false white house narrative is beyond

libb who was convicted after the bush administration leaked the identity of a covert cia agent valerie plame ambassador joe wilson had publicly debunked the administration's false claims about the iraqi nuclear program. libbyas the same scooter who told the f

he had no part in revealing the valerie plame identity, and yet he still wasn't disbarred and criminally indicted. by understanding is false testimony our dereliction of duty is still impeachable whether or not the justice department determined there was a crime. i think mr. conyers would confirm, i don't believe that's a question before us as to the commissioners possibility of being found to have failed to meet his obligations, which is the allegation that underlies the chairman. i yield back. >> if i may just any moment time left over, scooter libby a personal knowledge of the facts, underlining factor this was the fact i was making giunta cme group year including a 10 minute presentation this just that commissioner koskinen had any personal knowledge of the facts and the occurrences. to the best of his ability and the commissioner he directed 160,000 hours, $20 million could not find or pursue what he could find and represented that he presented what he could find, and previously the doj and the treasury inspector general found nothing to send the irs was discriminate against conserv

libby, who was convicted after the bush administration leaked the identity of a covert cia agent valerie plame. her husband, ambassador joe wilson had publicly debunked the administrations false claims about the iraqi nuclear program. elijah cummings: this was the same scooter libby who told the fbi that it was a quote "possible" end of quote that vice president cheney actually directed him to leak information about ms. plame's covert status. that's mr. hannah. now, i don't know mr. hannah and i don't know -- i don't believe i've ever met him before today. but based on the public record alone, let me say this. if our goal is to hear from an expert, who actually promoted false -- false white house narratives then i think you picked the right person. but if our goal is to hear from someone who was not involved in one of the biggest misrepresentations in our nation's history, then you picked the wrong person. listening to john hannah criticize anyone else for pushing a false white house narrative is beyond ironic. he and dick cheney and their colleagues in the white house, wrote the how-to manual

he had no part in revealing the valerie plame identity and yet he still was disbarred and criminally indicted. so my understanding is all testimony or dereliction of duty is still impeachable whether or not the justice department term as there's a crime, think mr. conyers would confirm that i believe that's the question before us as to the commissioner's possibility of being found to have failed to meet his obligations which is the allegation that underlies the chairman. >> if i may in a moment -- and the mom left over video personal knowledge to the underlying fact? as was the point i was making. i did not see any group including the ten-minute presentation to mr. koskinen had any personal knowledge of the facts in the occurrences. he directed the 160,000 hours, $20 million and represented that he presented what he could find in previously the doj and the treasury inspector general found nothing that said that the irs was discriminating against certain groups and liberal groups. i stand with the president who says. >> the time for the gentlewoman has expired. >> the gentleman is not

he had not part in revealing the valerie plame identity and yet he still was disbarred and couragelyicted. so my understanding -- kirnlly indicted. so my understanding is false testimony or dare licks of duty is still g peachable whether or not the justice department determines there was a crime. i think mr. conyers would confirm that i don't believe that's a question before us as to the commissioner's possibility of being found to have failed to meet his obligations, which is the allegation that underlies the chairman. i yield back. >> if i may just in a moment's time left over scooter libby had personal knowledge of the fabblingts the underlying facts. this was the point that i was making. i do not see any proof here including the 10-minute presentation to suggest that the commissioner had any personal knowledge of the facts and the occurrences to the best of his ability being the commissioner he directed 160,000 hours, $20 million and could not find or presented what he could find and remented that he presented what he could find and previously the d.o.j. and trembry inspector gen