Libby Trial: Fitzgerald Highlights ’16 Words’ in Opening Statement
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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Despite having repeatedly argued during voir dire that the Iraq War and surrounding politics were irrelevant to the case, prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is repeatedly referring to the State of the Union address, the infamous “sixteen words,” Niger, uranium, and so forth during his opening arguments. He offered a disclaimer that it is “just background,” but it is nonetheless obviously going to be a major part of the trial.
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