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> [We also quoted Robert Luskin, Rove's attorney, acknowledging that Rove did speak to Cooper late on the week prior to the article coming out, which would have been July 10 or 11.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/we-also-quoted-robert-luskin-rove-s-attorney-acknowledging-that-rove/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

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> [Potentially significant, by the way, because we don't know exactly what's in Matt Cooper's notes, and we don't know - and we don't still know the answer to the crucial question of whether it was Rove or somebody else that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/potentially-significant-by-the-way-because-we-don-t-know-exactly-what/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

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## More by Michael Isikoff

> [Mr. Luskin also says that Rove did not knowingly disclose classified information and did not tell any reporters that Valerie Plame worked for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/mr-luskin-also-says-that-rove-did-not-knowingly-disclose-classified/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [I think the bottom line for me and for Newsweek is that there were a lot of - we did retract this specific matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/i-think-the-bottom-line-for-me-and-for-newsweek-is-that-there-were-a/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [Bashar Assad clearly doesn't want to hear anything that impugns his government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/bashar-assad-clearly-doesn-t-want-to-hear-anything-that-impugns-his/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [We also quoted Robert Luskin, Rove's attorney, acknowledging that Rove did speak to Cooper late on the week prior to the article coming out,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/we-also-quoted-robert-luskin-rove-s-attorney-acknowledging-that-rove/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [Every major criminal case is always built from the bottom up. You get the underlings, you get them to plead and cooperate, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/every-major-criminal-case-is-always-built-from-the-bottom-up-you-get/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [Potentially significant, by the way, because we don't know exactly what's in Matt Cooper's notes, and we don't know - and we don't still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/potentially-significant-by-the-way-because-we-don-t-know-exactly-what/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [He wasn't sure exactly which day, but what's noteworthy about that is that is also before Valerie Plame is first identified in the Robert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/he-wasn-t-sure-exactly-which-day-but-what-s-noteworthy-about-that-is/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [If - you know, it seems to me that if we see Matt Cooper being carted off to jail today, a lot of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/if-you-know-it-seems-to-me-that-if-we-see-matt-cooper-being-carted/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [You know, this is - one can imagine how life would be different if one body of Congress was controlled by the other party,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/you-know-this-is-one-can-imagine-how-life-would-be-different-if-one/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [Look, obviously that was - created quite a firestorm, but Newsweek editors have made clear that this was a situation where, you know, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/look-obviously-that-was-created-quite-a-firestorm-but-newsweek/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [Some of the best stories that I've gotten, that others have written about this administration, about the previous administration, you have to rely on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/some-of-the-best-stories-that-i-ve-gotten-that-others-have-written/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [No, I did not offer to resign for a second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/no-i-did-not-offer-to-resign-for-a-second/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [Well, it is true that they did - the Pentagon did impose rules for governing the handling of the Koran in January of 2003,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/well-it-is-true-that-they-did-the-pentagon-did-impose-rules-for/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

> [There is simply no plausible construction of the known evidence that leaves out Novak either providing a proffer through his lawyer of what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-isikoff/there-is-simply-no-plausible-construction-of-the-known-evidence-that/)

[Michael Isikoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-isikoff/)

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