Bush ‘not going to intervene’ in Libby case.
By on Jun 5th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Bush ‘not going to intervene’ in Libby case.
The Swamp reports:
Bush chief of staff Josh Bolten and outgoing counselor Dan Bartlett advised the president of the Scooter Libby verdict shortly after takeoff from Prague en. route to Germany.
Bush will not be commenting while the sentence is under appeal.
But Dana Perino., deputy press secretary, said: “The president said he felt terrible for the family.”
Perino, saying Bush refuses to speculate on any pardon, did say: “He’s not going to intervene.”
UPDATE: National Review calls again for an immediate pardon.
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I’m sure impeachment charges would follow if he did
June 5th, 2007 at 1:56 pmCan a Bush learn?
June 5th, 2007 at 1:57 pmCheney has contacted Otto Skorzeny’s grandson to orchestrate a daring prison breakout.
June 5th, 2007 at 1:58 pmHorsesh!t. Mark it in your books: when the pardon comes, they’ll say, “We’re not ‘intervening’ in anything. Justice has fully run its course for Scooter. To ‘intervene’ would mean interfering with the judicial process. Clearly, that did not happen here.”
June 5th, 2007 at 2:00 pmThe chymp is the one who needs intervention.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:02 pmThe pardon will come after the appeal is done.
“He is not going to intervene..”… for now…
June 5th, 2007 at 2:04 pmROSTOCK, Germany — President Bush feels “terrible” for the family of I. Lewis Libby but does not intend to intervene now in the case of the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who was sentenced to prison Tuesday, the White House said.
Yahoo 13 minutes ago
June 5th, 2007 at 2:04 pmYes, because that 28% popularity is vital.
Seriously, who the hell knows what Bush thinks anymore?
June 5th, 2007 at 2:04 pmafter the appeal and libby is jailed for a week , then Bush will Pardon him
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June 5th, 2007 at 2:05 pmWouldn’t be prudent to intervene. At least, not YET.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:05 pmI feel terrible for our justice system that this guy who has been convicted of lying to federal investigators, still can’t come clean about it. He needs to admit that he did something wrong and show remorse. If he doesn’t do that, he deserves no leniency.
It’s our justice that loses when crimes like this occur. He could have done the right thing, then his family wouldn’t have to go through this. It is his own fault that his family suffers.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:06 pm“…but does not intend to intervene now ”
operative word: “now”
June 5th, 2007 at 2:08 pmBush is always first in line when it comes to abandoning his friends. COWARD.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:10 pmquid pro quo
keep Rove’s name at a distance
June 5th, 2007 at 2:12 pmand you’ll never spend a day in jail
The point is, Libby’s LYING prevented Fitzpatrick from PROVING that ROVE and CHENEY violated federal law by purposefully ordering/leaking that Valerie Plame was a CIA agent. Had Libby told the truth, ROVE and CHENEY would have been indicted for their treasonous crime.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:16 pmno — bush won’t “intervene” — but
he is clearly not above having the
chairman of the joint chiefs of staff,
do so — this is exactly why judge walton
ordered release of the letters — there
were attempts to influence the outcome
of scooter’s sentence, by this administration.
note that gen. pace references not to the “personal”
characteristics of mr. libby, but “professional” ones. . .
this infers official capacity. . . read the
genreal pace letter as a stand-alone image right here. . .
i am fairly certain that, if this
June 5th, 2007 at 2:16 pmaccurately reflects gen. peter pace’s
ability to judge character, we may safely
assume that nothing in iraq is going to
improve significantly, without a change
of administrations. that is to say, if he
feels that serving “the united states govern-
ment extremely well on national security
issues” includes perjury, and obstruction of
justice [note that the letter is dated after
scooter's conviction!] — then i am reasonably
certain gen. pace is unfit for his current role.
Two and a half years for outing a CIA agent…What a load of BS!!! And the “Chimp” says is feels bad for Scooter’s family, what about the danger you placed Valeire Plame’s family in when you jackasses outed her??
June 5th, 2007 at 2:17 pmit would be the last straw
June 5th, 2007 at 2:19 pmThe National Review editors reveal how thoroughly corrupt they are in the editorial. According to them, Libby should be pardoned in part because reasonable people might disagree with the conclusions of the jury. I would love to see them apply this “reasoning” to cases not involving one of their chums, but it seems unlikely.
More telling, though, is their reference to him being convicted of “process crimes”. For them, clearly, lying and obstruction of justice is just not a big deal. Just part of the game, at least when you’re a Republican.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:20 pmBush lies about everything. He’s lying about this, too.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:26 pmLet’s take a moment to review what some Republicans thought about obstruction of justice when it was possible that a Democrat committed the crime:
Repub. Sen. Mitch McConnell: “I am completely and utterly perplexed by those who argue that perjury and obstruction of justice are not high crimes and misdemeanors…Perjury and obstruction hammer away at the twin pillars of our legal system: truth and justice.” [Congressional Record, 2/12/99]
Repub. Sen. Voinovich: “As constitutional scholar Charles Cooper said, `The crimes of perjury and obstruction of justice, like the crimes of treason and bribery, are quintessentially offenses against our system of government, visiting injury immediately on society itself.’” [Congressional Record, 2/12/99]
June 5th, 2007 at 2:32 pmThe pardon will come late in the afternoon on a Friday, probably just before any incarceration finally is to start, if it EVER gets that far.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:33 pmLet’s take a moment to review what some Republicans thought about obstruction of justice when it was possible that a Democrat committed the crime:
Well, yeah, but that was about a bj. Obviously, a bj is far more important to be lying about than outing a CIA operative. Get a little perspective.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:35 pmI think it was obstructing justice, because he was hiding his proclivity for the use and abuse of women in the Paula Jones case. The cases are more similar than you think.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:41 pmAh yes. The “Clinton did it” defense. I was wondering when we’d be seeing this again…
June 5th, 2007 at 2:47 pmCaptain, regardless of your opinion, the fact is that Clinton was not convicted and Libby was. Therefore, repub opinions on the importance of obstruction of justice are relevant here. Your friends at National Review were for the most severe punishment when Clinton was in the dock and the least severe when Libby was in the dock.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:49 pmWell, Libby’s going to jail while Bill is surfing AFF. Bill lied under oath. Liberals explain to everyone that it was no big deal. I guess Libby believed you.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:58 pmLOL!! Don’t drop the soap, Scooter!
I wish all you Repuke trolls in here could go where Scooter is going.
But then, you’d LIKE getting ass-raped every night, wouldn’t you?
Repukes are crooks and traitors.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:06 pmWell, Libby’s going to jail while Bill is surfing AFF. Bill lied under oath. Liberals explain to everyone that it was no big deal. I guess Libby believed you. Comment by CaptainMantastic — June 5, 2007 @ 2:58 pm
This is where your *theory* breaks down – st*pid little f*cker. Bill would *never* have gone to jail from the charges against him, because they were made against a “sitting president”. If you wingnuts really had *intended* to send him to jail, you would have waited until he wasn’t president before bringing up the charges. The whole purpose of the Paula Jones case, wasn’t to “send bill to jail – which couldn’t happen”, it was embarrass and smear him – period.
As for his “guilt”, bill was in fact exonerated by Congress – so no – according to the US Justice system, Bill was “not” convicted of lying, but Libby was.
But since you’re a fascist f*cker, I can understand how you have difficulty with “innocent” until *proven* guilty (otherwise known as convicted). Libby however was *proven* guilty – idiot.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:08 pmI think it was obstructing justice, because he was hiding his proclivity for the use and abuse of women in the Paula Jones case. The cases are more similar than you think. Comment by CaptainMantastic — June 5, 2007 @ 2:41 pm
An affair shows no such *proclivity* – dum bass. The paula jones case was also not a case committed by the President, as a sitting president. It was also NOT a *criminal* case. Having an *affair* is immaterial to a sexual harassment case. Then again, since when have *you* had *consensual* sex (or any sex) for that matter. How exactly would a loser wingnut like you know the difference?
And just to be clear, captain loser. You can’t commit perjury on a point immaterial to the case. An affair is *not* material to sexual harassment. If bill had sexually harassed Monica, that would be different, but *she* admitted to having been the pursuer. Dum bass.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:11 pmYou know, I’m no fan of Bush, but so far, good for him on this one.
I don’t know if he’ll pardon Libby as he leaves office, or even before that, but good for him for at least refusing to pardon him for this long.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:51 pm“The president said he felt terrible for the family.â€
needn’t ask which ONE family dummy feels “terrible” for…
i wonder if he has ANY inkling of the danger and turmoil
this treasonous, selfish act has put OTHER families through…
the CIA cannot even openly speculate on that…
and the state dept. would have a much better idea about
June 5th, 2007 at 4:05 pmwhat’s going on in iran… oh… … you don’t suppose…?
…
Hope Shrub does pardon him. Then the s**t will really hit the fan and the republicans will be screwed royally.
June 5th, 2007 at 4:33 pmIn that case, Scooter’s tell all best seller should be pretty juicy.
If there’s no pardon, he’s got nuthin’ to lose.
June 5th, 2007 at 5:10 pmLibby has served his purpose as the fall guy to protect Cheney and Bush. Being the political monster he is, Bush has nothing to gain politically by pardoning him now. Oh, maybe when, and if, Bush leaves office. For the moment, he will cower behind his so called respect for the rule of law.
June 5th, 2007 at 5:56 pmTwo and a half years for outing a CIA agent…What a load of BS!!! And the “Chimp†says is feels bad for Scooter’s family, what about the danger you placed Valeire Plame’s family in when you jackasses outed her??
Too bad for you libby didn’t out anybody.
June 5th, 2007 at 6:05 pmWell, yeah, but that was about a bj. Obviously, a bj is far more important to be lying about than outing a CIA operative. Get a little perspective.
Ah, so who decides when it is appropriate to lie under oath? You?
June 5th, 2007 at 6:06 pmLibby will be out of prison by 20 January 2009.
June 6th, 2007 at 4:41 pm