For the fans of "Scooter" Libby

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I still feel strongly that Libby will be pardoned. The grand jury has to date concluded that there was no crime here and are only pursuing Libby because they believe he is guilty of perjury.


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See anything wrong with that second sentence?

It seems to be SOP for prosecutors to convict on cover up, obstruction, and perjury, when a conviction is difficult on a particular law despite the apparent guilt of the offender. The law against outing undercover CIA agents is extemely specific and limited and is hard to prosecute since you have to prove A) a concerted intent to out the agent and B) that the offender knew the agent was undercover. This makes it easy for someone to just plead ignorance or stupidity. Therefore, Fitz gets him on the other stuff which also happen to be serious crimes, although others involved will likely get a pass.

As for Wilson, watching fox news will teach you that: A) Wilson lied that Cheney sent him to Niger, B) Wilson's wife sent him or picked him to go, C) He was underqualified to go on the trip, D) He reported that Niger was possibly dealing with Iraq with nukes, E) He is a problem liar, he lies about everything, and he has a far-left political agenda.

Sadly, none of this is true. A) Wilson said the trip to Niger was insprired by the VP office and this was true, B) He was chosen by CIA who then asked wife if this was good idea, she said sure, C) CIA did pick him to go with VP office approval, D) His report stressed that Iraq was probably not dealing with Niger, E) According to Hannity and Newt, do you believe them?