Joseph Tate is an American attorney who represented government official

Lewis Libby I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby (first name generally given as Irv, Irve or Irving; born August 22, 1950) is an American lawyer and former chief of staff to Vice President of the United States, Vice President Dick Cheney known for his high-profile indic ...

in the

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. Tate is a partner with the law firm

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. Previously, Tate worked in the Antitrust Division of the

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Education

Tate graduated from

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in 1963 and

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in 1966. He was a member of the Villanova University Law Review.

Involvement with the CIA leak grand jury investigation

Tate, acting as

's attorney, has spoken publicly about the Libby's involvement in the

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leak grand jury investigation. In particular, Tate discussed Libby's connection to the ''

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'' journalist

Judith Miller Judith Miller (born January 2, 1948) is an American journalist and commentator who is known for writing about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program both before and after the 2003 invasion, but her writings were later discov ...

. Miller spent 85 days in jail for refusing to disclose the identity of her source, an unidentified government official. Despite speculation to the contrary, Tate repeatedly denied that Libby was the source that Miller was protecting. Special Counsel

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, investigating the CIA leak, wrote to Tate on September 12, 2005 to clarify that communication between Libby and Miller would not be

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. Fitzgerald knew that Libby was the government official that Miller refused to discuss. Tate continues to deny that Libby was Miller's protected source, instead, insisting that a written waiver was provided a year ago. Miller was eventually released from jail, after Libby contacted Miller by phone with Tate and Miller's attorney's listening.

Letter related to CIA leak investigation

September 12, 2005 Letter from Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to Joseph A. Tate, I. Lewis Libby‘s attorney.
Identifies Libby as the ‘unidentified government official’ and encourages Libby to give a personal waiver to Miller, assuring him that communication between them would not be obstruction of justice.

References

External links

Tate's attorney profile at Dechert LLP
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tate, Joseph Year of birth missing (living people) Living people United States Department of Justice lawyers Pennsylvania lawyers Villanova University alumni

Education

Involvement with the CIA leak grand jury investigation

Letter related to CIA leak investigation

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References

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