Can Bush Pardon Libby If His Crime Involved Bush Himself?

Question

If Libby "fell on his sword" in order not to implicate Bush himself in the treasonous criminal leak of CIA's Plame and Jennings & Brewster etc. would the Supreme Court or any court judge that abuse of power, conflict of interest or something?

Wouldn't it mean Bush and his cohorts are above the law if he is able to pardon co-conspirators and witnesses in his own crime?

Answer 1

Pres. G.W.Bush, cannot and should not do some things that he is doing anyway, because there is no one strong enough to challenge him. Actually Bush and Cheney should both be in jail instead of Libby, not only for leaking the Plame identity, but for high crimes against the country that he took an oath to protect, but instead led to war with Iraq on flimsy evidence supported by lies. He & Cheney are gulty of the blood of nearly four hundred of our soldiers and thousands of innocent Iraqis.

Answer 2

Obviously that's not the intent of the authority of the president to issue pardons. But, yes, that's about the size of it.

However, the truth is Libby isn't (and never was) more than a supporting actor in the farce. However, I don't think that many Republicans are going to support a pardon. In the current political climate, Bush would cost the GOP a lot of votes--and they're in no position to pay that kind of price. Nodt that Bush isn't stupid and arrogant enough to do it anyway--but he's got to have some co-operation from the Repubicans in Congress to back up his veto power. or he might as well just go back to Crawford and stay there--that's the only political power he has left.

Answer 3

You are way off base in your criticism. You don't even have the facts straight. Your grammar is so bad, it is hard to understand your complaint about "...Plame and Jennings & Brewster..." It has been established long ago that Richard Armitage, ex government official, outed Valerie Plame. He was not prosecuted, because there was no crime. Libby was prosecuted for lying because his version did not match versions given by news media persons. The conviction was a travesty of justice. Libby did not commit any crimes. President Bush did not commit any crimes. The President should pardon Mr. Libby to right a terrible wrong. The President could pardon himself but has no reason to. Congress has the option of Impeachment. It is not going to happen. The President did not do anything wrong.

Answer 4

Ah, Libby isn't the one who leaked plames name.

Everyone knows that Richard Armitridge is the one who leaked it.

And if I remember correctly, as soon as that was known, he was no longer employed by the state department.

And on a technicial note:

There are no limits on a Presidents power to pardon.

The USSC does not even have the ability to review the matter, since it is a direct Constitutional power given to the president.

Answer 5

Libby in all risk “fell on his sword” particularly to guard others. That made it impossible for particular tips Fitzgerald to resolve what passed off here – i.e., Libby effectively obstructed justice. assume, for argument’s sake, that Libby had advised Fitzgerald that Cheney had advised him to attack Joe Wilson’s credibility on the situation of motives for going to war in Iraq by using intentionally asserting to journalists that Wilson’s spouse in the CIA grow to be responsible for the holiday to Niger. The examine could then have focused on Cheney and in all risk Bush. The question then could be regardless of if Cheney knew of Plame’s covert status or regardless of if his act grow to be negligent. regardless of if negligent, Cheney of course might desire to no longer be entrusted with national protection suggestions. the entire matter could have been no less than relatively embarrassing regardless of if no longer against the regulation requiring the reason to out a covert agent. i think of that Libby’s movements might have effectively risk-free others and subsequently he may well be pardoned because of the fact Fitzgerald will in all risk no longer have the potential to tutor something previous the reality that Libby lied. We nevertheless don’t understand why Libby, Rove and Armitage each and each took it upon himself to touch journalists and show that Wilson’s spouse grow to be in the CIA. the entire factor is rather unusual.

Answer 6

The President has the power to pardon anyone for any crime except impeachment...since libby was not impeached he could be pardoned

Answer 7

Bush can pardon Libby. I wonder if he will. It does not seem likely. With the president, loyalty only goes one way.

Answer 8

Yes that is exactly what it means. Funny how Bush backed down on his promise to fire the person that leaked the information about Valerie.

Answer 9

No, because you would have to prove it first,so for Bush,
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