Scooter Libby gets 30 months
 

Libby Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison, Fined $250K
By Amy Goldstein and Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, June 5, 2007; 3:30 PM


I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000 for lying to investigators about his role in leaking the identity of an undercover CIA officer.


The federal judge who presided over the case indicated that he may not be sympathetic to allowing Libby to remain free pending appeal, but scheduled a hearing on the matter for next week.


"Evidence in this case overwhelmingly indicated Mr. Libby's culpability," U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said moments before he handed out the sentence. The judge said he was sentencing Libby "with a sense of sadness. I have the highest respect for people who take positions in our government and appreciate tremendously efforts they bring to bear to protect this country."



etc. etc.

Oh a happy day for me.

There is a god on earth.

Bush's pardon dilemma:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...060501275.html

Bush Faces Libby Pardon Dilemma
By Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 5, 2007; 5:44 PM

The 2-1/2 year sentence imposed on former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby today puts new pressure on President Bush, who may soon confront the choice of triggering a fresh political storm by pardoning a convicted perjurer or letting one of the early architects of his administration head off to prison.

Libby, who served as assistant to the president and chief of staff to Vice President Cheney until his indictment in late 2005, was ordered to serve 30 months behind bars and pay a $250,000 fine for committing perjury and obstruction of justice in the CIA leak case. But most disturbing to the White House may be comments by the judge indicating that he is inclined to order Libby to begin serving the sentence right away.

If Libby were allowed to remain free pending appeals, as occurs in many white-collar criminal cases, the White House might be able to defer the question of a pardon until after the November 2008 elections, when it would be less politically risky.

But U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said in court today that he doubts Libby has a viable appeal. "I just don't see it," he said. And therefore, Walton suggested, he would force Libby to report to prison unless his lawyers can change his mind at a hearing next week.

The looming prospect of Libby turning in his dark business suit for a prison jumpsuit instantly rallied his supporters to lobby the White House for a pardon. National Review, the conservative magazine, posted an editorial on its Web site less than an hour after the sentence headlined, "Pardon Him." The magazine argued that Libby had been "found guilty of process crimes" when the special prosecutor never brought charges relating to the original leak of CIA officer Valerie Plame's name, which spawned the case.

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Great way to damper my hopes.

Great way to damper my hopes.

Libby Off The Hook!! Lmfao @ All Of You!!

Waaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

loser retard. pothead.

sayin'

y'all got served

hahahaha...i love it!

enjoy while you can the misery of your vicarious achievements, shoebrains. because those are the only achievements and the only joy you get.

ahhh, unlike you, who hasnt experienced joy in a sad long time.....:( :(

LMAOOO

what a fucking moron. the world is blessed by your low sperm count.

Dude, this shouldn't be about politics and "nanny nanny boo boo we rule, you drool"......it's about our "justice system." Plus, and let's be real, 30 months in prison is nothing compared to most sentences people in this country end up serving for their crimes.

Wow we thought you had disappeared into reality.

you suck, dude

hey man is this resurrection night or what? first noumenal and then you reappear. we had a search party looking for you, i swear.

He Is Risen!!!


Yeah, I'm still kickin'.

alright!! i thought you got food poisoning from a bad crab or something... where is that thread??? i'll find it...

Ha ha....bad crab.