and began trying to look into the details of the scooter libby case, bill, i became persuaded my testimony had been in error and that he, in fact, had done nothing wrong. i decided to go back and correct the record in my own book, which i did. and when scooter libby was given his law license back a year and a half ago, the judge specifically cited my testimony, the recantation of my testimony as one of the factors in his decision. >> bill: there was a special counsel named patrick fitzgerald. >> a friend of james comey. >> bill: appointed by james comey? >> yes. >> bill: he alleged by gave you bad information that you later recanted that had been delivered in a court of law. >> he supposedly discussed valerie plame's name with me. she was arguably a secret or not so undercover agent. it may have been a violation of the law for us to discuss her