Libby indicted on obstruction of justice, false statement and perjury charge - RESIGNS

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[West Coast Conservative]

Libby indicted on obstruction of justice, false statment and perjury charge...

[jmaroneps37]

He has my prayers and anything else I can provide.

[fooman]

wilson and plame under oath. hey hey.

[areafiftyone]

Top Cheney aide Libby indicted (Five Counts)

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was indicted Friday on five charges that include obstruction of justice, making false statements and perjury in the investigation into the leak of a covert CIA agent’s name.

The indictment could trigger a shake-up at the White House, already on the defensive over the response to Hurricane Katrina, opposition to the Iraq war and the withdrawal of President Bush’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Harriet Miers.

Details were to be outlined at 2 p.m. ET, when Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald will hold a press conference at the Justice Department. The grand jury that handed up the indictment had been hearing the case for nearly two years and its term expires Friday.

Fitzgerald and his investigators have been trying to determine whether Libby or any other administration officials knowingly revealed the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame or lied about their involvement to investigators. Her husband is diplomat Joseph Wilson, an opponent of the Iraq war who challenged Bush’s assertion that Saddam Hussein was trying to secure nuclear materials.

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[Steven W.]

apparently he was none too clever in trying to keep his fling with Judy Miller separate from his duties & has been caught fudging over what was shared between the sheets.

For the liberals this truly is the Nightmare of Fitzmas ... no charges for "outing" a CIA Agent so that whole lie can be shelved alongside Joe Wilson's big lies about it.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

no indictment for an actual crime. talk radio will be all over this.

It is actually a crime to obstruct justice, to perjure yourself, etc.

[Stuart Scott]

So he's resigned right? Well, if it turns out he did this stuff, I say good riddance.

[Moral Hazard]

Where are the charges related to leaking Valerie Plame's identity? The implication of the charges seem to be that if there wasn't an investigation there wouldn't have been any crime at all.

[Perdogg]

Where did he Obstruct Justice (the Administration of Justice)?

The Prosecuter sent Tate a letter saying that he would not look upon the letter to Miller as Obstruction. The US Attorney will have to prove that he corrupted her testimony in the context of the letter he sent to Tate.

[wardaddy]

lame is right

Special Prosecutors are the Torquemadas of our day

minus the nifty information extracting techniques

Fitzgerald's office was very suspect in the leaks and dragging this out for maximum effect.

again...the GOP....falls on it's sword to unimpressed liberals

[concerned about politics]

indicted on obstruction of justice, false statment and perjury charge...

This reminds me of Bill Clinton, but there's no blue dress.
If purgery is a felony, why is Bill Clinton still allowed to vote?

[md2576]

Now is a good time for Cheney to resign due to his health and loss of counsel. That way, the next President of the United States can be put into position.

What do you think of Jeb? Think he would have a good chance running?

[Feiny]

You won't hear that on any news outlet except for Fox.

[RushCrush]

DUmmies are VERY quiet right now.. LOL!

[6SJ7]

I never imagined we'd see true political persecution in the US. Maybe I was just naive.

Are you now, or have you ever been, a conservative? Answer the question!

[massgopguy]

Well DU got its Fiztmas present. Libby is like getting underwear from Grand=Ma.

[fooman]

no, that is not what fitz was brought in for.

[Chuck54]

Just a thought, but.....

Does anyone think since Libby was NOT indicted for the "outing" of Plame, then Fitzgerald's "continuing investigation" of Rove could be for the stronger charge of "outing" Plame?

Just wondering.............

[noblejones]

And now President Bush can finally shut down the liberal government jobs program known as the CIA. Hope it was worth it, comrades!

[bonfire]

DUmbstruck.

[jveritas]

NO, and that is what matters, all other charges are insignificant, and most importantly they did not get ROVE. Liberals are in a suicide watch.