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Originally Posted by waste gate
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Originally Posted by Heibges
I think the issue is what he was pardoned for. Regardless of the legal ins and outs, many of us consider Libby's behavior somewhat treasonous and traitorous.
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How so? Is perjury somewhat treasonous and traitorous? Remember it was Richard Armitage who leaked the name to Robert Novak, not Scooter.
Her is the fella.
If anyone should have been prosecuted for outing a CIA operative it should have been Armitage. But it seems that the special prosecutor was after an administration official. |
Armitage got the info about Plame's identity and covert status from the Vice-President's office according to Fitzgerald. So did Rove and Ari Fleischer. As Fitzgerald pointed out, the leaks all originated from the VP's office. It was the CIA who initiated the investigation with Justice. Attorney General Ashcroft recused himself from the case due to possible conflict-of-interest, bringing Fitzgerald in as Special Prosecutor.
It was Fitzgerald's investigation and questioning of Libby that revealed his perjury and obstruction of justice as Fitzgerald attempted to determine if Cheney himself had ordered the leaks to discredit Ambassador Wilson.
The commutation and potential pardon by Bush are nothing less than the President becoming an Accessory to Obstruction of Justice.
To those who complain about Clinton's pardons. As sleazy as they were, none were granted to his own administration staffers involved in covering up his own crimes. Also, as sleazy as Clinton's behavior was, no one was killed and no unnecessary wars were generated by it.