WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge outlined how much classified evidence former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby must have access to in the CIA leak case Wednesday, leaving defense attorneys and prosecutors to debate how to black out or summarize it before trial in January.
Nearly all of U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton's ruling was sealed Wednesday, so it's not clear what records he said must be made available. The more documents Walton admits, the better it is for Libby.
That opinion on what documents must be available marked the first of two stages in the classified information fight. The next stage, deciding how to redact the documents to protect national security but still provide Libby a fair trial, is already under way.
Portions of Walton's opinion likely will become public next month. He ordered national security agencies to review the opinion and report back to him on what can be released by Dec. 1.
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