White House Tries to Quell Anger Over Leak Claim - New York Times

White House Tries to Quell Anger Over Leak Claim - New York Times:

"Mr. McClellan was in the somewhat odd position of not disputing that President Bush was involved in the disclosure of hitherto classified information, while describing any such disclosure as being in the public good.

Mr. McClellan, who noted that a president has the authority to declassify intelligence, said today that he was 'not getting into confirming or denying things, because I'm not commenting at all on matters relating to an ongoing legal proceeding.'"