1) Richard Armitage leaks Plame's name.
2) Fitzgerald is appointed Special Prosecutor.
3) His first day on the job, Fitsgerald knows all the facts of the case, including Armitage being the leaker.
4) Fitzgerald decides Armitage broke no law because A) Plame wasn't covered by the law because she wasn't undercover, and B) Armitage didn't leak her name intentionally.
5) Fitzgerald, knowing no laws were broken, continues his investigation for two years. Fitzgerald was trying to catch someone in a lie.
6) Libby's testimony conflicts with a television journalist's. Libby is indicted and convicted of lying. He is sentenced to prison and a fine.
And now you know the facts. Libby wasn't the leaker.
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2007-07-02 17:10:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Facts hurt democrats and media. You don't see these facts in ANY media report.
2007-07-03 06:30:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think you are the one confused. Libby was found guilty of lying under oath to a grand jury and obstruction of justice, both felonies. He wasn't convicted of leaking an undercover (and by the CIAs own testimony she was an undercover CIA agent) agents name. The obvious story is that he is taking the fall for Cheney and Rove, just as he was told to do. In exchange for his silence the president gave him a pardon. That was the deal between Libby and the White House all along, no big surprise.
2007-07-02 18:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't accused of being "the leaker"!
He was accused - and convicted by a jury - of obstruction of justice. He deliberately misled the investigation to "protect the white house", and when called to answer questions from a special investigator, one must go and tell the truth. He deliberately "misinformed" them to keep certain people out of the investigation.
THAT is what Scooter Libby did. And that is what Scooter Libby should have been serving 30 months in prison for. Guess he must have a lot of dirt on the White House to get a sweet deal like that.
What a crock.
2007-07-02 17:47:48 · answer #3 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Libby was not convicted of leaking... he was convicted of obstruction of justice. He perjured himself and a jury determined that he perjured himself (the prosecutor does not determine guilt, the jury does... if you have an issue then take it with the jurors).
It sounded like there were multiple leakers but Libby was unique in that he changed testimony several times... he could not stick to his story unlike the otheres that were investigated. If you have a problem with Libby's conviction then I think you need to challenge Libby himself for not making a concise and coherent argument.
BTW, it is not just liberals that have an issue with what Libby did. I am not a liberal and recent polls have shown that 74% of Americans found Libby's sentence as very fair. I doubt that 100% of those people call themselves liberal.
2007-07-02 17:27:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-03 11:21:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Libby wasn't convicted for the leak; he was convicted for being a liar.
As to #4 on your list, A is incorrect but you probably knew that when you wrote this.
The only thing I find confusing is the fact that Clinton was impeached for lying about his sex life while an administration run by liars and thieves has yet to answer for their many and ongoing high crimes and misdemeanors.
2007-07-02 17:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by Zatoichi 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Facts:
1) Libby leaked Plames name numerous times.
2) Libby lied about 1) numerous times.
3) Leaking Plames name while knowing she was on the NOC list is a crime. This was the underlying crime submitted by the CIA to justice.
4) Bush promised to fire anyone who leaked plames name. This includes:
Ari Fleischer
Scooter Libby
Karl Rove
Dick Cheney
Richard Armitage.
2007-07-02 17:14:17 · answer #7 · answered by snarkysmug 4 · 4⤊ 5⤋
Because the libs are always confused,the libs went at the rep every chance they could ,wasted so much time having hearing after hearing if the libs spent half the time the spent trying to nail a rep maybe if the libs focused some of that energy on the real terrorists something could get done , oh right the libs call em freedom fighters.
2007-07-02 18:55:15 · answer #8 · answered by ken s in area 51 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Libby was tried in a US court, according to law. He was convicted with a preponderance of evidence.
He fell on his sword for his bosses.
His boss commuted his sentence.....
what else do we need to know.
2007-07-02 17:19:24 · answer #9 · answered by spookytooth 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Not a leaker. He lied. Like Clinton. Remember? You wanted to impeach him for lying.
2007-07-02 17:14:04 · answer #10 · answered by punxy_girl 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋