TV journalist defends ethics in CIA leak trial
A television journalist deflected criticism of his ethics and credibility as the prosecution rested its case in the CIA leak trial of former White House aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
NBC newsman Tim Russert got the kind of interrogation he usually gave out on his Sunday television show Meet the Press, as lawyers flashed excerpts of his previous statements on a video monitor and asked him to explain inconsistencies.