WaPo: Will Bush pardon Scooter Libby?

[babylonsister]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030601030.html

Will Bush pardon Scooter Libby?

By Steve Holland
Reuters
Tuesday, March 6, 2007; 3:50 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has the constitutional power to pardon Lewis "Scooter" Libby, but will he do it?

Democrats were immediately suspicious that he will, the White House was careful not to rule it out, and Intrade, an online prediction exchange on issues from politics to weather, opened a futures market on whether it would happen.


"President Bush should now pledge that he will not pardon Scooter Libby," scolded Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy shortly after Libby was convicted on Tuesday of obstructing justice and lying to investigators.

He faces a maximum of 25 years in prison.

Democrats have cause for suspicion. One of their own, President Bill Clinton, continues to receive flak for a pardon he handed out on his last day in office in 2001, when he granted then-fugitive Marc Rich immunity from prosecution on tax evasion charges.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino, pressed on the possibility of a Libby pardon, talked all around the subject but never ruled it out.

"I don't think that speculating on a wildly hypothetical situation at this time is appropriate," she told reporters.

She added: "There is a process in place for all Americans if they want to receive a pardon from a president... And I'm aware of no such requests."

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[Faux pas]

1. I'm sure the 'deal' was, take the bullet scooter, we got you

covered on the back end.

[rusty charly]

2. if i had a nickel for

everytime i heard THAT!

[Faux pas]

4. LOL, for sure. n/t

[Dinger]

3. I Can Just Imagine How The repukes Would Want His Support In 2008 Campaign

What a toxic SOB he'll be if he does that, as if he isn't toxic enough!