I distinctly remember Bush saying on national television that he was supporting the sentencing of Libby, then he later commutes it. Another incident in which Bush and his administration acted above the law!! Bush also abused his power by forcing the investigation to stop, denying Plame an opportunity at a civil suit, again another abuse of power. This is called dictatorship people!!!
Joe Wilson reacts to Bush memoirs
Former U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson blasted recent comments President George W. Bush made to NBC's Matt Lauer regarding the CIA leak case.
"The President, by the way, is wrong in saying he let the jury's verdict stand. He did not," the husband of outed agent Valerie Plame told The Last Word.
Bush re-hashed the past in his new book, Decision Points. Bush admitted his decision not to pardon former Cheney aide Scooter Libby caused some friction between the two towards the end of his term.
I chose to commute his sentence. I felt he had paid enough of a penalty," said Bush
Wilson still begs to differ. "Scooter Libby did not serve a day in jail. And by commuting his sentence, he removed from Scott Fitzgerald any remaining pressure that Fitzgerald had on Libby." Wilson continued, "The obstruction of justice prevented Pat Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor, from finding out the underlying truth in the betrayal of Valerie's identity."
Libby was convicted of lying to federal agents investigating the public outing of CIA operative Plame and the administration's vendetta against Wilson, an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq.
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