I haven't read the book. Maybe others have, but IMHO John Dean remains an expert on criminality related to Administration and White House activities primarily because he's been there and done that as Nixon's counsel. Earlier he wrote in Findlaw where he serves as a columnist.
The previous thread on this issue has moved off page one with a long argument between two posters. Will Dean be correct in his assessment, or will McClellan provide information that
exceeds what he wrote in his book?
The Importance of Scott McClellan's Testimony Before the House Judiciary Committee -- Including Possible New Obstruction of Justice Charges for Scooter Libby and Karl Rove
By JOHN W. DEAN
Friday, Jun. 13, 2008
Former Bush White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has agreed to testify before the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 20. He was invited, of course, because of his revelatory new book What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception.
Florida congressman Robert Wexler, a member of the committee, has succinctly explained why he and many others expect McClellan’s appearance to be potentially highly significant: “The allegations made by McClellan that Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, and possibly even Vice President Dick Cheney, together conspired to obstruct justice by lying about their role in the Plame case relates directly to the core of US executive power and the Constitution. If true, the allegations made by McClellan could amount to an obstruction of justice charge for Scooter Libby and Karl Rove.”
If McClellan’s testimony suggests that Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, for any reason, gave Karl Rove and Dick Cheney a pass when, in fact, there was a conspiracy – which is still ongoing – to obstruct justice, then these hearings could trigger the reopening of the case. But this is a pretty large “If.”
The Findlaw article provides some relevant points not just about McClellan's testimony, but about past and perhaps future possibilities. With hyperlinks also included the full article is
on the link.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?page=/dean/20080613.html
