2007-07-06 13:51:10 · 9 answers · asked by Indyhawk2k 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
He is an attorney and was Cheney's chief of staff following Cheney's and Bush's orders. He outed a CIA agent because her husband presented proof that Bush was lying about Iran and the WMD. That pissed Bush and Cheney off and he wanted to discredit Plame's husband and his facts. So, they claimed his evidence was wrong and falsely claimed that his wife had sent him on his mission, and had Libby out her.
Libby lied about being the one who had outed Plame. That is perjury. He was not pardoned. His sentence was commuted. It was commuted because he was acting under direct orders from Bush and Cheney and did not rat them out, he took the fall for them. Bush will pardon him in 1 1/2 years.
2007-07-06 13:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by toetagme 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
First of all, Scooter Libby was not pardoned, his sentence was reduced.
Scooter Libby did not reveal Valerie Plame's identity, Richard Armitage did that.
The fact that Richard Armitage was not prosecuted indicates that this was a purely political prosecution, like that of the Duke Lacrosse Players.
The prosecutor in the Duke case was disbarred.
The prosecutor of Scooter Libby should also be disbarred for the same reason as the prosecutor of the Duke Lacrosse players was disbarred.
End of subject. End of story.
2007-07-06 21:00:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Dick Cheney's Chief of staff, Convicted of Lying and perjury, he hid facts and lied about the disclosure of classified information relating to an Undercover CIA operative operating on foreign soil, who's job it was to look for WMD's. His sentence was commuted because he is a Bush Admin insider. he wasn't pardoned...yet.
2007-07-06 20:54:41 · answer #3 · answered by Myles D 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Was was an aide to Cheney.
He was convicted for perjury.
He wasn't pardoned, his sentence was commuted.
2007-07-06 20:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by Legally Brunette 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
he supressed dissent about Iraq. That implicates him in getting this whole thing started. He lied to congress and the president patted him on the back for it by letting him off.
2007-07-06 20:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
he is some guy who dick cheney did not shoot, his crime was being friendly with dick cheney, and he was pardoned because bush loves dick cheney and would do anything for dick.
2007-07-06 20:55:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Former White house Advisor, Charged with obstruction of justice and perjury, because he was a victim of a witch hunt
2007-07-06 20:55:07 · answer #7 · answered by booman17 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
He wasn't pardoned....
2007-07-06 20:56:27 · answer #8 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Read a newspaper.
Google his name.
Do a little homework.
2007-07-06 20:54:11 · answer #9 · answered by honmani2 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋