How Fucked is Scooter Libby?

[LiviaOlivia]

How Fucked is Scooter Libby?
by BooMan
Mon Oct 17th, 2005 at 04:16:41 PM EDT

Answer: Sooo Fucked.

We all know the cover-up is usually more legally perilous than the original crime. But, in this case there was a re-election to secure and some things had to be sacrificed on that altar. Scooter Libby's freedom was one of those things. Scooter is going to jail. He's going to jail without an iota of a doubt...unless...he would prefer that his boss, Dick Cheney, go in his stead.

So far, I can clearly see Libby facing indictments on obstruction of justice, multiple counts of perjury (possibly dozens), passing classified information to those not cleared to see it, possible conspiracy charges, a possible violation of the federal espionage and censorship law, and, of course, the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982.

That's enough legal liability to convince your average Yale graduate that it is time to cut a deal. Let's look at each of these potential counts in turn.

OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

Miller's account of her testimony makes it crystal clear that Scooter Libby discussed Joseph Wilson's wife's identity (if not necessarily her name) and her employment. And yet, he wrote a letter to Miller while she was in prison that suggested he had nothing to fear from her testimony because "the public report of every other reporter's testimony makes clear that they did not discuss Ms. Plame's name or identity with me." Since Libby knew that Miller could not testify honestly to that effect, his letter constitutes a clear case of attempted witness tampering....

~snip~

read the rest at:
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2005/10/17/161641/44

[No Exit]

1. Hi, inmates... meet our newest inmate, IRVING

or you can call him "Scooter".

Yeah, the boy would be the life of the party in any prison. Hope he takes his cowboy hat with him.

[savemefromdumbya]

2. and here is the VP

Cheney would also make a good cell mate. Lovely in orange.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. "And Mr. Jeff Gannon will be your recreational activities director"

[No Exit]

10. Classic!!!

[savemefromdumbya]

16. OMG!

Whew!

[No Exit]

11. I know it would be federal prison, but wouldn't it be priceless

if Cheney really did go into an actual tough prison? (Instead of walking, which is far more probable--or probation at the most.)

Most average inmates are not too informed on politics. Can't you imagine... "So you're the WHAT?" "I'm the Vice President of the United States." "You're... WHAT? Man, you gotta be shittin' me... Hey, Rocky, this sucker says he's the Vice President of America..."

"Yeah, right, an' I'm the Grand Poobah of I-raq.."

[gratuitous]

3. Scooter's letter presents him with some problems

He mentions right out that "the public report of every other reporter's testimony" says that Scooter and Judy didn't talk about the name of Plame. He might as well have said, "And if you know what's good for you, you'll stick with that story." Tampering with a witness may be the least Scooter can hope to be nailed for, especially if it turns out that Scooter and Judy really DID talk about Valerie Plame and not some totally unrelated person named "Valere Flame" and really, now often does it happen that you meet someone with an uncommon name and then the very next day or the next week, you meet someone with almost the exact same name?

I know that my friends Monica Lewinsky and Monica Dewinsky will bear me out on this one.

[Beetwasher]

9. LOL!!

"I know that my friends Monica Lewinsky and Monica Dewinsky will bear me out on this one." :rofl:

:thumbsup:

Yeah, Libby's fucked. Brutally, royally fucked, and that's cool w/ me.

[louis-t]

4. It occurs to me that Miller stayed in jail until Libby

could determine that no other reporter was a threat to him. Then and only then did he give his ok to reveal her source. Getting his ducks in a row.

[Canuckistanian]

6. Why, so she could plead the fifth?

Does he think that's what will happen?

[louis-t]

13. Mmmm, I think she's bought and paid for already.

Libby needed a martyr to distract for a while.

[drb]

7. Not nearly as thoroughly f****d as he will be a year from now!

nt

[WildClarySage]

8. Not nearly as fucked as he's gonna be once he hits the orange

and meets Big Oscar, his new Boss.

[Burma Jones]

12. Feh, he'll go to White Collar Jail, if at all

So, he'll only have to do oral.......

[Jacobin]

14. He's counting on that Pardon from the Chimpanzee

[formernaderite]

15. I really wanted it to be Rove...

Libby is an unknown to most of the public...vice presidents...yada, yada, yada. If it's not Rove, no one's going to follow this very closely.