WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) issued the following statement on the indictment of White House official I. Lewis Libby:

“Today’s action is not a matter of politics; it is a matter of law and national security.  Now that these indictments have been handed down, we must let the judicial system run its course. 

“It is discouraging for all Americans to learn that presidential aides may have orchestrated criminal activities to discredit critics of Administration policy and mislead the public.  The President must offer an explanation, especially because this directly relates to the on-going war in Iraq.”