Posted on 10/29/2005 6:05:53 AM PDT by Liz
MARCH 2, 2001
Lewis Libby, a top Republican lawyer, who is now VP Dick Cheney's chief of staff, told the House Government Reform Committee....that he agreed with much of Bill Clinton's widely discredited op-ed article outlining the former president's reasons for pardoning fugitive tax evader Marc Rich.
In a session that stretched late into the evening, Libby, who represented Rich for several years ending in the spring of 2000, told the committee he believes Rich is not guilty of tax and racketeering charges filed by federal prosecutors in 1983. Libby said he "quite possibly" would have considered applying for a pardon for Rich had Rich asked him to do so.
Libby, who said his law firms collected as much as $2 million for representing Rich, testified he had nothing to do with the application that led to clemency for Rich.
He declined to say whether he approved of the decision to pardon Rich, but he conceded that he called Rich on January 22, two days after the pardon, to "congratulate him on having reached a result that he had sought for a long time." Libby testified he made the call from his home to make clear that he was calling in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of the Bush administration.
In a particularly damaging exchange with Pennsylvania Democrat Paul Kanjorski, Libby agreed that Rich might be characterized as a traitor for fleeing the country and renouncing his American citizenship. Kanjorski asked Libby why he would call a traitor to congratulate him on his good fortune in winning a pardon. Visibly uncomfortable, Libby had no answer.
For Republicans, Libby's testimony was a sour endnote to what had been a long day of revelations that made President Clinton's decision to pardon Rich seem even more inexplicable than previously thought.
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Scooter worked for him during his time as Defense Secretary
You bet this has Hillary's hands all over it. ALL BENEFIT is to her and of course, Joe would get a Very Nice Job just as he did with Mr. Kerry who stumped on Joe's report and added Valerie's "outing" to his campaign.
Because the ultimate aim is the impeachment of the President but they must discredit the Vice President first because the last thing they want is Cheney as President
Thank you Liz. You have provided some important perspective on Libby. I think a lot of people forgot, or never knew, his background. FR has become a "free Libby" party over the past day or so. People have been casting him as a male Joan of Arc. It took some spine for you to throw a you-know-what into the punch bowl. You're one classy freeper.
They wanted Rove. Not too long ago, Bubba said (in my words), if they could get rid of Rove, they could get the Whitehouse back. They're NOT worried about Bush right now. Hillary's command is "Kill the Architect". She didn't get her birthday wish!!
Guess Coulter's new book will be 'What to DO if You must Have Sex with a Liberal'
Just heard Rove will be a witness against Scooter...think any truth to it??
There is way too much chumminess between the muckymucks of both parties for my taste. Remember Clinton defender Lanny Davis is also an old college pal of President Bush and was recently appointed to a White House civil rights panel by him. Back in June, I believe...
Because their one brain cell finally figured out that Cheney would become President if they got their real target which is Pres Bush. That would be their real nightmare. So first things first in bringing down the entire administration. I see Soros hand in everything involving the presstitutes who will do/say anything for money or blackmail.
The same can be said for Ms. "Mediocrity" Miers.
You'd have to look at several letters to friends/close acquaintances to say this is "so different" and "cryptic".
"male Joan of Arc"? This is funny.
"male Joan of Arc"? This is funny.
Totally agree with you therefore go after Cheney's office first.
As I supsected those who are now gunning for Libby are the same anti Miers anti Bush unless he does as I want crowd.
Guess what? we found a witch...
Are you calling me a witch or Scooter Libby a witch?
I'm not gunning for anyone, ma'am. The courts will decide if "Scooter" is guilty of the crimes he has been accused of. The fact remains he made a congratulatory phone call to a known traitor to this country. If you don't find this disturbing... well... I feel sorry for you. Your priorities are a bit skewed...
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