Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Guilty

CNN

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been found guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.

It's a good start on cleaning out the White House. One down, at least three to go.

Libby, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of $1 million.

CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said, "He is virtually certain to go to prison if this conviction is upheld."

I'll believe it when I see it. Look for a Bush pardon about one minute prior to a real President's inauguration in 1/08.

Update:

Think Progress

UPDATE IV: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) calls on President Bush to pledge not to pardon Libby:

I welcome the jury's verdict. It's about time someone in the Bush Administration has been held accountable for the campaign to manipulate intelligence and discredit war critics. Lewis Libby has been convicted of perjury, but his trial revealed deeper truths about Vice President Cheney's role in this sordid affair. Now President Bush must pledge not to pardon Libby for his criminal conduct.

I got a dollar says Bush won't pledge anything of the kind, and even if he does, he'll go back on it.

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