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Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former Dick Cheney chief of staff Scooter Libby, the White House said.
Libby had been convicted of perjury in 2007 in the investigation into who leaked the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame.
Four months after Libby's conviction, President George W. Bush commuted the 30-month sentence but would not grant a pardon.
originally posted by: soberbacchus
Still Breaking:
www.cnn.com...
Ex-Cheney Aide convicted of Perjury.
Observers see it as a call to folks that might cooperate with Mueller that Trump will save them if they get caught lying.
originally posted by: GuidedKill
originally posted by: soberbacchus
Still Breaking:
www.cnn.com...
Ex-Cheney Aide convicted of Perjury.
Observers see it as a call to folks that might cooperate with Mueller that Trump will save them if they get caught lying.
HAHAHA
So now a president pardoning people unrelated to the "Russian Collusion" investigation is a sign to everyone involved in his investigation that he will pardon them??
In 2015, one of the key witnesses against Mr. Libby recanted her testimony, stating publicly that she believes the prosecutor withheld relevant information from her during interviews that would have altered significantly what she said. The next year, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals unanimously reinstated Mr. Libby to the bar, reauthorizing him to practice law. The Court agreed with the District of Columbia Disciplinary Counsel, who stated that Mr. Libby had presented "credible evidence" in support of his innocence, including evidence that a key prosecution witness had “changed her recollection of the events in question.”
“I don’t know Mr. Libby,” Mr. Trump said in a statement, “but for years I have heard that he has been treated unfairly. Hopefully, this full pardon will help rectify a very sad portion of his life.”
Mr. Libby, who goes by Scooter, was convicted of four felonies in 2007 for perjury before a grand jury, lying to F.B.I. investigators and obstruction of justice during an investigation into the disclosure of the work of Valerie Plame Wilson, a C.I.A. officer. Mr. Bush commuted Mr. Libby’s 30-month prison sentence but refused to grant him a full pardon despite the strenuous requests of Vice President Dick Cheney, whom Mr. Libby served as chief of staff. The decision soured the relationship between Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney.
The pardon of Mr. Libby paradoxically puts Mr. Trump in the position of absolving one of the chief architects of the Iraq war, which Mr. Trump has denounced
originally posted by: soberbacchus
originally posted by: GuidedKill
originally posted by: soberbacchus
Still Breaking:
www.cnn.com...
Ex-Cheney Aide convicted of Perjury.
Observers see it as a call to folks that might cooperate with Mueller that Trump will save them if they get caught lying.
HAHAHA
So now a president pardoning people unrelated to the "Russian Collusion" investigation is a sign to everyone involved in his investigation that he will pardon them??
Yes.
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
From an article on Zero Hedge:
In 2015, one of the key witnesses against Mr. Libby recanted her testimony, stating publicly that she believes the prosecutor withheld relevant information from her during interviews that would have altered significantly what she said. The next year, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals unanimously reinstated Mr. Libby to the bar, reauthorizing him to practice law. The Court agreed with the District of Columbia Disciplinary Counsel, who stated that Mr. Libby had presented "credible evidence" in support of his innocence, including evidence that a key prosecution witness had “changed her recollection of the events in question.”
As investigators worked in the early 2000s to learn more about how Plame’s identity was leaked, then-Attorney Gen. John Ashcroft recused himself from the case, the Washington Post reported. So it was the deputy attorney general – James Comey – who was appointed to the special counsel in the case.
The Libby case has been criticized by some conservatives who argued that he was the victim of an overly zealous and politically motivated prosecution by a special counsel.
Libby was convicted on four felony counts of perjury, lying to the FBI and obstructing an investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity.
Libby's defense argued that any inconsistencies in what he told investigators was just due to innocent mistakes in his memories. He had pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him. Libby was not the leaker, according to The New York Times, and no one was ever charged for that. Plame’s identity, it turned out, was leaked to journalist Robert Novak by Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
originally posted by: soberbacchus
a reply to: GuidedKill
@Twiiter Matt Dowd (Head of GW Bush's re-election campaign)
This pardon of Scooter Libby is simply outrageous. I worked for President Bush from 1999 to 2005, and Scooter is a felon whom President Bush would not even pardon. He was convicted of obstruction of justice, lying, and perjury. This is a dark day for the rule of law in America
originally posted by: soberbacchus
a reply to: GuidedKill
@Twiiter Matt Dowd (Head of GW Bush's re-election campaign)
This pardon of Scooter Libby is simply outrageous. I worked for President Bush from 1999 to 2005, and Scooter is a felon whom President Bush would not even pardon. He was convicted of obstruction of justice, lying, and perjury. This is a dark day for the rule of law in America
originally posted by: soberbacchus
a reply to: GuidedKill
@Twiiter Matt Dowd (Head of GW Bush's re-election campaign)
This pardon of Scooter Libby is simply outrageous. I worked for President Bush from 1999 to 2005, and Scooter is a felon whom President Bush would not even pardon. He was convicted of obstruction of justice, lying, and perjury. This is a dark day for the rule of law in America