Legal Opinion
In Re Special Counsel Investigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 20, 2004No. MISC.04-296(TFH), MISC.04-297(TFH)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
THOMAS F. HOGAN, Chief Judge.
Pending before the Court are two motions to quash subpoenas filed by journalists, Matthew Cooper and Tim Russert. The subpoenas were issued by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald as part of the ongoing investigation into the potentially illegal disclosure of the identity of CIA official Valerie Píame. Specifically, Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper and NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Rus-sert were asked to appear before the grand jury to testify regarding alleged conversations they had with a specified Executive Branch official. Because this…
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