David Corn

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

Libby Trial: This Just In–A Verdict! Libby Trial: This Just In–A Verdict!

At 11:30, the reporters covering the obstruction of justice trial of Scooter Libby were notified that the jury had reached a verdict and that the verdict wi...

Mar 6, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: More Waiting, More Jury Notes Libby Trial: More Waiting, More Jury Notes

The jurors in the obstruction of justice trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby left early on Friday. But they do appear still to be diligently working through t...

Mar 2, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Still Waiting–An Update Libby Trial: Still Waiting–An Update

The below dispatch was filed on Thursday morning. On Thursday afternoon, Judge Reggie Walton called the attorneys for the government and the defense in the ...

Mar 1, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Waiting for the Verdict Libby Trial: Waiting for the Verdict

I'm still at the federal district courthouse waiting for the verdict in the obstruction of justice tral of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of sta...

Mar 1, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Final Arguments about Scooter, Cheney & Truth Libby Trial: Final Arguments about Scooter, Cheney & Truth

Cover-up or scapegoating. Nine conversations or two. Scooter Libby the liar, or Karl Rove the liar.

Feb 21, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Defense Rests on a Thin Case Libby Trial: Defense Rests on a Thin Case

Swing and a miss. Swing and a miss. Swing and a miss. As the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby perjury trial headed toward a finale, Libby's attorneys on Wednesday m...

Feb 14, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: No Scooter, No Cheney Libby Trial: No Scooter, No Cheney

The news in the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby perjury trial on Tuesday came as court was shutting down because of a slight snowfall in Washington: neither the de...

Feb 13, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: What Scooter Didn’t Do Libby Trial: What Scooter Didn’t Do

Scooter Libby didn't tell Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus that former Ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife worked at the CIA. Libby didn't tell ...

Feb 12, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Prosecution Rests–Strongly Libby Trial: Prosecution Rests–Strongly

It was Hail Mary time for Ted Wells, an attorney for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, as the prosecution moved toward resting its case in the perjury trial of Vice...

Feb 8, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

Libby Trial: Russert Ruins the Cover Story Libby Trial: Russert Ruins the Cover Story

After jurors in the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby perjury trial on Wednesday heard the defendant--on tape--cite Meet the Press host Tim Russert as his ali...

Feb 8, 2007 / Capital Games / David Corn

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