It is our understanding that Mr. Libby testified that he was authorized to disclose information about the NIE to the press by his superiors.
We also note that it is our understanding that Mr. Libby testified that he was authorized to disclose information about the NIE to the press by his superiors.
was at the beginning of the chain of phone calls, the first official to disclose this information outside the government to a reporter. And then he lied about it afterwards.