At the Libby trial this afternoon, the testimony of Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus raised new questions about the testimony of former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer. Pincus testified that he was told about Valerie Plame Wilson during a conversation with a source on July 12, 2003. “It was about weapons of mass destruction,” Pincus testified. “And in the midst of a discussion…the person I was calling suddenly swerved off and said, ‘Why do you keep writing about Joe Wilson and Joe Wilson’s trip? Don’t you know that his wife worked for the CIA as an analyst for weapons of mass destruction and arranged for it?”

“Was the person who told you this on July 12 a government official?” defense attorney William Jeffress asked.

“Yes,” said Pincus.

“Was it Mr. Libby?”

“No.”

“Who was it?”

“It was Ari Fleischer.”

Pincus’ recollection conflicts with Fleischer’s testimony, delivered on January 29. “Did you tell Walter Pincus, during that conversation on July 12th, that Wilson’s wife worked at the CIA?” asked defense attorney William Jeffress.

“No sir, I have no recollection of telling that — ” Fleischer answered.

“No recollection of telling him that at all? You would remember if it happened?”

“Sure I would. I do not,” Fleischer said.

Pincus is the second journalist whose memory conflicts with Fleischer’s. Fleischer testified that he told NBC’s David Gregory and Time’s John Dickerson about Mrs. Wilson, but Dickerson says Fleischer did not tell him about Mrs. Wilson. Gregory has not made any public comment.