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Adam Levine (born January 15, 1969) is a former political adviser who was a
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in President
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from January 2002 to December 2003. In the CIA leak investigation, Levine testified before the federal
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in February 2004, and October 2005.


Political

Early in his career, Levine was a top aide to former U. S. Senator
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from
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. In 2001, Levine joined the communications team of United States President George W. Bush. Levine's main responsibility was to act as the "liaison between the White House and television networks."


Television

A former senior producer for
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, at one time Levine was senior producer in charge of ''
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''.


CIA leak investigation

Levine was one of the first people to testify for the grand jury investigating the Plame scandal. Levine's testimony addressed his knowledge of White House procedures, in particular phone calls with reporters and a conversation he had with
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on July 11, 2003. He testified again in October 2005, making him one of the last witnesses to speak to prosecutors before
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decided not to indict Rove. Levine's testimony to prosecution investigators indicated that the Plame affair was not a priority for Rove at the time and therefore easily forgotten by Rove.


See also

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CIA leak grand jury investigation The CIA leak grand jury investigation (related to the "CIA leak scandal", also known as the "Plame affair") was a federal inquiry "into the alleged unauthorized disclosure of a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee's identity", a possible v ...
*
Plame Affair The Plame affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal and Plamegate) was a political scandal that revolved around journalist Robert Novak's public identification of Valerie Plame as a covert Central Intelligence Agency officer in 2003. In 2002, ...
* White House Press Secretary


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Ex-White House press aide questioned in CIA leak
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