President George W. Bush and his White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan have made several statements about the administration’s response if anyone were found to have been involved in the leak:
McClellan – September 29, 2003: “The President has set high standards, the highest of standards for people in his administration. He’s made it very clear to people in his administration that he expects them to adhere to the highest standards of conduct. If anyone in this administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this administration.”
Bush – September 30, 2003: “I don’t know of anybody in my administration who leaked classified information. If somebody did leak classified information, I’d like to know it, and we’ll take the appropriate action.”
McClellan – October 7, 2003: “Let me answer what the President has said. I speak for the President and I’ll talk to you about what he wants.” and “If someone leaked classified information, the President wants to know. If someone in this administration leaked classified information, they will no longer be a part of this administration, because that’s not the way this White House operates, that’s not the way this President expects people in his administration to conduct their business.”
Bush – June 10, 2004: Responded to media question referring to “anybody who leaked the agent’s [Valerie Plame's] name” and then asked the President “do you stand by your pledge to fire anyone found to have done so,” to which the President responded “Yes. And that’s up to the U.S. Attorney to find the facts.”
Bush – July 18, 2005: “If someone committed crime, they will no longer work in my administration.”
Information taken from Wikipedia, under GNU Free Documentation License
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