Michael Isikoff

He wasn't sure exactly which day, but what's noteworthy about that is that is also before Valerie Plame is first identified in the Robert Novak piece that ran on Monday, July 14. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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I think the bottom line for me and for Newsweek is that there were a lot of - we did retract this specific matter about the Koran and the toilet for the reasons that you just cited. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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If - you know, it seems to me that if we see Matt Cooper being carted off to jail today, a lot of people may find that, you know, a very upsetting thing. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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Look, obviously that was - created quite a firestorm, but Newsweek editors have made clear that this was a situation where, you know, a solid, well-placed source provided some information. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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Mr. Luskin also says that Rove did not knowingly disclose classified information and did not tell any reporters that Valerie Plame worked for the C.I.A. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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No, I did not offer to resign for a second. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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Some of the best stories that I've gotten, that others have written about this administration, about the previous administration, you have to rely on anonymous sources. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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There is simply no plausible construction of the known evidence that leaves out Novak either providing a proffer through his lawyer of what he would say if he testified or having testified directly. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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We also quoted Robert Luskin, Rove's attorney, acknowledging that Rove did speak to Cooper late on the week prior to the article coming out, which would have been July 10 or 11. ↗

— Michael Isikoff

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