A former top aide to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was sentenced on Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing an investigation related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton imposed the stiff sentence on Lewis "Scooter" Libby for lying to investigators trying to determine who leaked the identity of CIA analyst Valerie Plame in 2003.
Walton also imposed a fine of $250,000 and two years probation.
A spokeswoman for President George W. Bush, who could pardon Libby, said Bush had no plans to intervene in the case while the appeals process continues.
A hearing was set for next week on whether Libby can remain out of prison as he appeals.
That process could last until nearly the end of Bush's second and final term in office, when he would presumably be more free to pardon his vice president's one-time top assistant.
"I find it very plausible that we're going to see a pardon right in that window after the election and before the president leaves office" in January 2009, said Scott Fredricksen, a former government lawyer.
Reuters - White House: Bush won't intervene now in Libby case
President George W. Bush does not plan to intervene in the case of a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney while the appeals process is still under way, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
My previous post on Lewis Libby can be seen here.
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A pardon is already in the bag,that is why Libby didn't rat out his buddies. He knows he will not due any jail time. These criminals are looking out for each other.
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