Karl Rove knew or should have known that the information in his possession about Valerie Plame related to national defense and if released to someone not entitled to receive it (Novak) could be used to damage the United States. Rove willfully released that information to Novak and several other reporters. That was an act of treason and a violation of the Espionage Act. (See Mark Kleiman.)
Should a traitor who has previously given classified information to reporters be allowed to retain his security clearance? The Republican Senators think so.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram July 7, 2005.Karl Rove is a traitor to America, and the Republican Party is proving itself to be the party of Treason.
"Democratic [Senate] leaders proposed an amendment, aimed at Rove, to deny access to classified information to any federal employee who discloses a covert CIA agent's identity.
Republican leaders retaliated with a measure designed to strip the security clearances of the chamber's top two Democrats. Even as he urged support for his amendment, Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., acknowledged the blatantly political tone of the debate. "This is a sad and a disappointing afternoon here in the United States Senate," he said."
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