How did Clinton get off with and hand-slap, no prison time, but Libby 2 years in jail?

Question

Here's what Scooter Libby gets, even after Bush commuted his sentence: A felony with two year's probation, a $250,000 fine and the loss of his law license.

An honorable man who did honorable service all his life -- including pro bono work, even for Democrats -- with no prior offenses, gets slapped with a 21/2-year sentence that, in effect, has been suspended but not erased from his record.

First-time offenders rarely go to jail. Not this time. Judge Reggie Walton apparently wanted to show how tough he was. But would it have been "equal justice" for Libby to do time? In a word, no.

In 1999, District Judge Susan Webber Wright cited Clinton's "willful failure" to tell the truth and failure to obey the court's orders of discovery in citing him for civil contempt in the Paula Jones case. (Jones, remember, claimed she was sexually assaulted by Clinton.)

Again, Clinton lied and obstructed an investigation. Yet he got off with a hand-slap: No prison time.

a $25,000 fine and a five-year suspension of his license. He had to pay Jones' lawyers' fees and some court costs -- $90,686 total -- but no felony was put on his record.

Democrats, who even today tout Clinton as one of the greatest presidents ever, apparently suffer from a lack of shame.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/7/11/170154.shtml

Answer 1

Here is another question,how is it Hillary Clintons right hand women is a DEVOUT Muslim of Pakastani origin and not one news media has thought to mention it.

Answer 2

Clinton was acquitted unfortunately and equally unfortunate Libby was found guilty.

What's even worse is that Libby was innocent and Clinton was guilty. Still haven't figured that one out. Clinton lied to a Federal Grand Jury... Yes he lied check the transcript. He argued about the definition of "sex" and "is" and tried as best he could to cloud the issue. Libby does nothing really wrong gets convicted on bogus charges.

Some of these answers... It's unbelievable!

How can some people be so clueless?
First of all, what "outing?" The fact that Ms Plame worked at the CIA was common knowledge in most Washington circles long before the Novak article ever came out. In fact, if those who are so sure of themselves would take the time to do a little research they would find that the first “public” mention of Ms Plames’ CIA employment was made by none other than her husband in an editorial he wrote and subsequently his book published several years prior to the Novak article. At the time of the so called “outing” she was not covert, undercover or in anyway considered an operative as defined by the "Intelligence Identities Protection Act." Violation of which is the basis of Libby’s trial. She was/is an analyst. All anyone had to do to verify she worked at the CIA was to wait outside the building any morning and watch her walk through the door to go to work. She had not been in a “covert/operative” status in over five years. But then these are the facts and they only serve to get in the way of the agenda. The real problem Libs have is their primary target of this so called investigation, Karl Rove, was completely cleared.

Bottom line is this, with liberals there is a double standard which they usually, with the help of the media, keep camouflaged. However, when it's this blatant they resort to name calling, mis-direction and out an out lies. Liberals have always hated facts because it really makes it hard to accept their lies and half truths.

Answer 3

What office is Clinton running for in 2008? Is this all you got?
Clinton had a IQ of 180, what's Bush's? Under Bush and Republicans in Congress tax payers now have a $9 trillion debt. The Iraq war will cost tax payers $2 trillion. Clinton had a balanced budget all 8 years and even paid on the debt twice.
Clinton had nothing to do with the over 3700 dead service members in Iraq or the 150,000 wounded. Clinton also had nothing to do with the 250,000 Iraqi civilians dead in Iraq.
Bill and Hillary have been made very wealthy by the neocons hate mongering, keep it up, they need all the money they can get. Hillary has two million seller books out and Bill gets $250,000 for a 30 mins. speech. Bill and Hillary also got a very nice tax cut from Bush and the Republicans. Hillary will raise the $500 million needed to win, it's about money and power, Hillary has both.

Answer 4

Probably because the intelligent people in this country came to a conclusion early on in the Clinton hearing... HE NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION!!! HE NEVER BROKE THE LAW!!!

If adultery is so offensive to those fundamentalist idiots out there trying to shove their beliefs down everyone else's throats then they should go live in Amish country. The last time I checked, Clinton broke no laws, nor did he violate his oath of office. This was a modern-day witchhunt carried out by conservative hate-mongers. If you want to scream about how the moral fiber of this nation was shaken by Clinton's actions, do so in the mirror. It was the conservatives who decided a man's private indescretion should be made public and you aired every little dirty detail on the evening news. When it backfired and the majority of this country decided it was of no importance, you cried like the little poop-but babies you are and screamed for a hearing.

Clinton lied about oral sex. Again, that's not against the law. Libby revealed top secret information for his own personal and political gain. Big difference. Pull your head out of Bush's backside for five minutes and you might get smart enough to realize this.

Answer 5

First, President Bush didn't pardon Herr Libby, because that would have given him virtual immunity. He only commuted his sentence. If the President had pardoned Libby, thus giving him immunity, he could have testified against Cheney and the other hedgehogs that outed an undercover CIA agent. Think about that for a second--they outed a CIA agent as vengence for her husband's objective findings reference Iraq's alleged purchase of yellow cake (unrefined uranium) from Africa. Bottom Line: The allegations were false. BTW, that has been confirmed by the current Administration.

You know what the man said, "You are either with us or against us." Of course, he meant his administration, not America.

So, Libby comments cover up of an act practically of treason and gets virtually left off with nothing. He, and others in a time of war, should have gotten the chair or the rope. Clinton lies about a BJ, which most married men would have done, and he gets crucified.

Do we see a bit of difference here in severity?

Don't worry. President Bush didn't do a damn thing for Libby. He protected himself and his cronies.

Answer 6

Clinton was found “Not Guilty” by the Senate. Libby was convicted. Clinton lied about his escapade with Monica. Libby lied about a national security breach that outed a CIA agent and destroyed the employment cover of several CIA agents.

Special Counsel Fitzgerald stated that the investigation into the national security breach was obstructed by Libby’s lies and that, “the damage wasn't to one person. It wasn't just Valerie Wilson. It was done to all of us.”

Answer 7

Boy here we go again. Did or didn't scooter libby get a trial of he's peers. They found him guitly . The president was before the senate they found him guilty and impeached him. What is it you don't understand He lied and he got tried and lost. but didnt serve anytime because of bush he could pay 250,000 about 250,000 times don't worry he wont starve. Bush will see to him living well for taking a fall for Cheney.

Answer 8

You don't find it ironic that Bush who touts national security above all else, commutes the sentence of someone who violates the very laws he so readily shoves down our throats.

You need to realize Libby was freed because he would most assuredly turn on his masters, and I further make this prediction, Libby has a short time left on this earth, he knows way too much.

Answer 9

honorable men do not lie and slander to cover up a pack of lies.

Plus Clinton is a whole lot smarter than Bush and Co.

Answer 10

Because Clinton knew how to perform his job; Clinton wasn’t a screw up like Libby.

Answer 11

Well, the biggest difference is that Libby was convicted and Clinton was acquitted.

In the legal world, the difference between conviction and acquittal is pretty significant.