By: Joe Strupp The Washington Post plans to file a motion later this month seeking to quash a subpoena served on reporter Walter Pincus, according to a statement read to E & P on Tuesday. The subpoena compels Pincus to testify before a grand jury investigating how the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame was leaked to the press.
"The special counsel is attempting to compel Mr. Pincus to reveal the identity of a confidential source," the statement said. "The Post intends to file a motion to quash, challenging that subpoena. The motion will be filed Aug. 20."
Pincus received a subpoena Monday ordering him to testify in the investigation, which is being directed by special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald. On the same day, Time reporter Matthew Cooper was held in contempt of court for failing to reveal sources in the same case.
The Plame investigation stems from a July 14, 2003, column by syndicated columnist Robert Novak that revealed Plame, who is married to a former diplomat, was a CIA officer. Fitzgerald was appointed to track down how the information was leaked.
Novak has not said if he has received a subpoena in the investigation, but federal investigators have already interviewed Glenn Kessler, another Post reporter, and NBC commentator Tim Russert.
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