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March 06, 2007
Guilty!
I just heard Libby was found guilty. The problem is that it was during a commercial break on the radio, and I wasn't listening carefully. Now I'm hearing it again: Count one -- perjury -- guilty, Count two -obstruction -- guilty Count three -- not guilty. I guess I heard right! I think this is an example of a runaway independent prosecutor, and I hope Bush has the courage to pardon him. (That is, if he has been found guilty.) The whole thing was a big mess from start to finish. MORE: As usual, Tom Maguire is on top of this, and I'm sure he'll have the most thorough analysis available. AND MORE (12:37 p.m.): Still waiting for Tom Maguire's verdict. Right now all he has is a post titled "The Deep Breath Before The Icy Plunge", and I like this comment from M. Simon: I hope the Duke Lacrosse case doesn't go to trial. MORE: Jane Hamsher was there, and lists the verdicts on all five counts: Count I: GUILTYAnd Jane Hamsher's own eyewitness reaction: To say it was tense in the courtroom as we were waiting for a verdict would be an understatement. My heart was pounding in my chest as it all started to become real for me, all we'd done, how far we'd come.I don't share her assessment of the day, obviously. MORE (1:20 p.m.): Tom Maguire delivers his verdict: Let's be clear - when the Yankees lose, I am both disappointed and surprised; today I am disappointed. MORE (1:37 p.m.) Glenn Reynolds and Pajamas Media both have nice roundups of links, and Glenn opines on the pardon issue: Will a pardon be forthcoming? My guess is Bush will wait till the end, a la Clinton and Bush I, but who knows?I know I've said this before, but I hope Bush pardons Hillary too. Might makefer a cozy twofer. A pretty comprehensive Wall Street Journal report is here. MORE: Ted Kennedy: President Bush should now pledge that he will not pardon Scooter LibbyI think that's a good enough reason to pardon him right now. AND MORE: Pardon Libby says the National Review: Fitzgerald adopted the discredited Wilson's script and focused his three-year investigation on Cheney, Libby, and Rove--and not, inexplicably, on others. Not on Armitage. Not on Ari Fleischer, either. The recent trial revealed that the former White House press secretary was granted immunity from prosecution, and that he admitted to telling two reporters about Plame's employment. Those reporters were never even questioned. Nor did any charges arise from Fleischer's faulty memory, even though a third reporter (Pincus) testified that Fleischer had told him too about Plame--something that Fleischer denied under oath.I agree. posted by Eric on 03.06.07 at 12:00 PM
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I'm just a repeater on this one, but I heard it first on Sirius. I immediately turned on the TV and switched back and Fox and CNN -- both of which were still waiting. Sirius is faster than Fox and CNN, which is impressive. Eric Scheie · March 6, 2007 12:24 PM Post a comment
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