Judith Miller testifies, goes free

After 85 days in jail, New York Times reporter Judith Miller is free. She testified in front of a grand jury after receiving permission from her source, possibly for the second time, to disclose her name.

She had gotten the information about CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity from Vice-President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby. Her refusal to tell a grand jury Libby’s identity had led to her jailing for contempt of court on July 6.

Miller’s testimony has been described as one of the last objectives in the investigation of federal prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald. It is unknown whether Fitzgerald will end up charging anyone with a crime as a result of the investigation.

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