Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper agreed Wednesday to testify about his sources in a government leak of a CIA agent's identity, a dramatic about-face which came as he faced going to jail.
"I am prepared to testify. I will comply" with the court's order, Cooper told U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan.
With Novak ratting out his sources to the prosecuter it is already known who the two leakers were (which is also why Novak wasn't twisting in the wind like Cooper & Miller) but it is going to be next to impossible to prove that the Intelligence Identities Protection Act was violated by ANYONE because they'd somehow have to prove the alleged violators knew Plame was an undercover CIA agent at the time they disclosed information on Plame. Not gonna happen in a million years. With Cooper giving up his sources there is now a possibility they can prove perjury (need 2 witnesses). Novak is one witness and Cooper is the other. Proving perjury is much easier than proving the Intelligence Identities Protection Act was violated but was impossible without Cooper's cooperation.
This is HUGE. Perjury can now be PROVED. With Novak and Cooper testifying, the source of the information CAN be charged with perjury. Someone may actually do time for outing PLAME now.
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