President Donald Trump has signed off on a pardon for I. Lewis
“Scooter” Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick
Cheney, who was convicted in 2007 of perjury, obstruction of justice,
and making false statements.
Trump has been considering a pardon for Libby for months, ABC News reported Thursday. Several conservative operatives and attorneys pressed Trump for the pardon, according to ABC.
Understand that Bush 43 commuted Libby's jail term, but did not pardon the man. Libby was convicted of lying and revealing the "covert identity" of Valerie Plame. Turns out that Ms Plame was not covert. Instead, she held an office job at the time Libby was convicted.
Trump's pardon erases Libby's conviction, something that the hapless GW Bush would not consider.
Hail to the Chief.
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