This Denis fellow ought to be a dandy of a focus within this case from here forward. Did he fully and truthfully answer questions in voir dire? If so, why wasn't he struck for cause?
Either he lied or committed misconduct during the trial, or Libby's lawyer committed malpractice in failing to strike him. None of that seems like a stretch given what I've learned today.
The bottom line is that Bush must pardon him. Scooter Libby isn't going to jail over something this media-darling of a juror himself told the world was a trial of a scapegoat. That begs the question "scapegoat for what?" Certainly not that for which he was convicted. No, instead, this juror understood that Libby was being scapegoated for leaking Plame's name, and decided to convict Libby for something entirely else.
His statement is sooooo revealing.
This juror, with all of his chutzpah in seeking Cheney's head, in seeking Rove's head, and in basically acknowledging that Libby was a scapegoat for something other than perjury and obstruction, i.e., outing a CIA operative, has really revealed clear error, and has subjected his fellow jurors to intense scrutiny.
The sooner Bush pardons Libby the better.
"Either he lied or committed misconduct during the trial, or Libby's lawyer committed malpractice in failing to strike him. None of that seems like a stretch given what I've learned today."
Absolutely. Find the sharpest appellate lawyer well-versed in post-jury revelations and pounce.
How's it going to look if Bush pardons Libby but lets Ramos and Compeon rot? They're saying under sentencing guidelines he's likely to get 1-3. I say he does his time and somebody gives him a nice job when he gets out. Or he writes a book. But not both.