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(CNSNews.com) - Democrats seized on news Friday that Vice President Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was indicted on five counts in the Valerie Plame case, with some accusing the Bush administration of conspiring to lie to the American people about the war in Iraq.

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) called the indictment "evidence of White House corruption at the very highest levels far from the 'honor and dignity' the president pledged to restore to Washington just five years ago."

"The criminal indictments of a top White House official mark a sad day for America and another chapter in the Republicans' culture of corruption," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a statement.

"At the heart of these indictments was the effort by the Bush Administration to discredit critics of its Iraq policy with reckless disregard for national security and the public trust," said Pelosi.

"They suggest that a senior White House aide put politics ahead of our national security and the rule of law," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said of the charges against Libby.