No White House probe into Plame leak

The revelations continue. The White House didn't even try to find out who leaked Plame's name:

NEW YORK Dr. James Knodell, director of the Office of Security at the White House, told a congressional committee today that he was aware of no internal investigation or report into the leak of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame.

The White House had first opposed Knodell testifying but after a threat of a subpoena from the committee yesterday he was allowed to appear today.

Knodell testified that those who had participated in the leaking of classified information were required to attest to this and he was not aware that anyone, including Karl Rove, had done that.

He said that he had started at the White House in August 2004, a year after the leak, but his records show no evidence of a probe or report there: "I have no knowledge of any investigation in my office," he said.

Rep. Waxman recalled that President Bush had promised a full internal probe. Knodell repeated that no probe took place, as far as he knew, and was not happening today.

... Rep. Waxman at one point said that he regretted not being able to put up a video of the president promising a full probe but added, "I guess we will leave that to The Daily Show."

Of course, we know the reason why they didn't try to find out who the leaker was. It's because they all knew already. Cheney had ordered it. Bush had approved of it. Rove had probably initiated the idea and was one of the leakers. etc. etc.

If you know who the culprit is, and it is you, why would you need to conduct a probe?