Action behind the scenes in the administration heats up, as the Office of the Vice President in particular becomes concerned about how Joseph Wilson’s trip to Niger might look to the public. Iraqi weapons of mass destruction continue missing, Iraqi petroleum reserves continue to be of interest to the West.
May 29-31, 2003:

May 29, 2003 – Cheney’s Chief of Staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby calls Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman urgently, asking about how and why former ambassador Joseph Wilson was sent to Niger to check out the uranium story. (Libby trial testimony)

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