Plame Affair

The Plame Affair refers to the controversy surrounding the outing of Valerie Plame, a covert CIA officer, in 2003. Her identity was leaked to the media after her husband, Joseph Wilson, criticized the Bush administration's justification for the Iraq War. This sparked a major political scandal, highlighting issues of national security and government integrity. Investigations revealed that officials, including members of the administration, were involved in the leak. The affair led to the indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a key aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, for obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.