Report: Clinton National Security Adviser Berger Disbarred Over Archives Theft

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[Blue Turtle]

WASHINGTON — Sandy Berger, who served as national security adviser during the Clinton administration, has given up his license to practice law in the District of Columbia, two years after admitting he illegally sneaked classified documents out of the National Archives.

[cdcdawg]

wow, I am underwhelmed by the main-stream press coverage of this.

[sarasota]

“Has given up” or was it “taken away”.

[Bringbackthedraft]

What? Thats all? They would have shot me for the same thing.

[IrishMike]

And Scooters doing time ????
Paris Hilton got off lighter.

[Tallguy]

Berger had only copies of documents; all the originals remain in the government's possession.

Of course those were the copies with Bill Clinton's handwritten notes in the margins, but we won't go into that...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

A travesty.

[dfwgator]

He was already “disbarred” when he wasn’t sent behind bars.

[TheZMan]

That was my first response too.

[hosepipe]

Disbarred over espionage?.. Strange penalty..

[elizabetty]

Now he and Bill Clinton can start a “Clinton Administration Official Disbarred Club”

[KC Burke]

What a crock. He was doing his best to keep the secrets of what he has done. The disbarrment investigation could have gone areas where the trial neglected and could have been a far reaching investigation. Rather than be subject to being under any sort of investigation, he gave up his liscense so the proceeding could not b3e held.

Think about this people.

A career government lawyer gives up his official Professional status becuase he knows that he will be well protected by the people he is sheltering by his criminal conduct.

[MrB]

It’s even more significant if the answer is “Has given up” -

it means that the discovery phase would have had far worse consequences than Berger losing his license.

[Clara Lou]

“Gave up” is correct. Berger had 2 options. The other option—don’t recall what it was—was more unpleasant that giving up his license to practice law, which he hadn’t done for years anyway. This is really causing him no pain, as far as I can tell.

[coloradan]

He gave it up. He could have kept it, but then his testimony would be made public. He chose to give it up, so his case remains sealed from the public. Nope, nothing to hide here, please move along.

[coloradan]

Incidentally, this case is a prime example of why I refuse to get a security clearance. The process is unjust on its face, (Why isn’t Berger STILL in jail for felony mishandling of SCI material?) and very intrusive. I won’t voluntarily submit to a facially unjust system.

[sarasota]

How convenient.

[weegee]

[Badeye]

And Libby is going to jail?

God almighty.

[weegee]

I don’t think that he should’ve had unescorted access. He was a member of a FORMER administration. As he was OUT OF POWER (except for that damn shadow government), the Clinton Administration should not have any contemporary security clearance.

I realize that they were doing “research” for testimony. Looks like they were doing more than researching, they were purging documents.