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Libby indicted on obstruction of justice, false statement and perjury charge - RESIGNS
http://drudgereport.com/ ^ | October 28, 2005

Posted on 10/28/2005 9:45:41 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: beltwaywarzone; cialeak; fitz; fitzgerald; hero; indictment; judymiller; libby; liberalinquisition; liedtofbi; liedtograndjury; marthastewart2; martyr; mattcooper; obstruction; pardon; phishing; plame; politicalpersecution; timrussert
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To: Cato_The_Younger

Amen....our leaders are "sin juevos" except DeLay which is why they hate him so


361 posted on 10/28/2005 10:36:48 AM PDT by wardaddy (It's Manana Again in America!)
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To: thoughtomator

You must not have been a member of the NRA during the Clinton Years, thoughtomator.

An odd coincidence that a random "Audit" hit the NRA right after the Republican Revolution. Which President Clinton blamed on the NRA.

If the charges against Scooter are solid. The case will be tossed.

Jack.


362 posted on 10/28/2005 10:36:55 AM PDT by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Disemboweler of the WFTD Thread)
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To: MEG33
He wasn't indicted for outing anyone.

Looks like Libby was trying to misdirect the investigation toward the press/reporters.

The case looks pretty good, on that basis. He set himself up for this. Idiot.

363 posted on 10/28/2005 10:37:12 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: kenth

Could you document that? It doesn't make sense to allow an appointee rather than an elected official to directly succeed to the Vice Presidency.


364 posted on 10/28/2005 10:37:24 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (Free Republic = the people's think tank.)
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To: Dems_R_Losers
We made a lot of hay out of Bill Clinton lying to a grand jury and Hillary making false statements in the Travelgate investigation. We can't be here defending Scooter Libby for doing the same thing.

This is a painful truth, but a truth nonetheless.

365 posted on 10/28/2005 10:38:00 AM PDT by murdoog
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To: airborne
Like John Kerry did?

Odd how the CIA gave him a pass. He did it right on national TV, yet there's not one democrat asking for an investigation.

366 posted on 10/28/2005 10:38:14 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal.")
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To: Acts 2:38

Of course not. He foolishly lied about something that wasn't even a crime thinking that he had to protect Rove and probably not even knowing that Rove had committed no crime by conveying the CIA status of Plame to him. It is a bunch of garbage where Fitx is determined to indict SOMEBODY over SOMETHING and if he can't get someone for a big crime, he will take a lesser one.


367 posted on 10/28/2005 10:38:16 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: Dems_R_Losers
"They can also trace the time that the hard drive was wiped. If it was after the DOJ's request for documents came down, Libby is toast."

Actually they can't if it's done right. (BTW, I headed the team who wrote the first DOD declassification software in the '80s)
368 posted on 10/28/2005 10:38:40 AM PDT by babygene (Viable after 87 trimesters)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

I read the indictment and am confused about the original charge. It says that her name was classified. It further says that Libby told Miller that Wilson's wife might work a a bureau of the CIA.

Why didn't they address why they aren't charging him with leaking classfied information? Or are they going to address that at the press conference.


369 posted on 10/28/2005 10:39:31 AM PDT by elc
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To: West Coast Conservative

Yesterday there was a report saying the market and or the dollar would react negatively to the indictment. I would assume that these indictments are not looked at as devastating. The dollar and the market are both up. Just a thought


370 posted on 10/28/2005 10:39:34 AM PDT by slowhand520
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To: Para-Ord.45

Well...it does create an interesting trial. Joe gets called to the stand to explain a number of facts. And in the midst of his little testamony...he lies...and it goes into the court record. Then Scooter...looking for a retrial or have charges thrown out...pulls out the lie...and the judge will just stand there and shake his head. And if this is broadcast out of the courtroom...Joe will be a bit unscrewed. There is no telling where this will lead to. Even Valerie may have something in her closet to hide...from Joe.


371 posted on 10/28/2005 10:39:38 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: concerned about politics
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.

That would be about as stupid a political move as it is possible to make.

372 posted on 10/28/2005 10:39:44 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: IamConservative
Moreover, it appears his crime was that he was misleading the GJ by not revealing classified information.

Read the indictment.

373 posted on 10/28/2005 10:40:02 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: La Enchiladita
See "Ford, Gerald Rudolph". The President's selection has to be approved by the senate, but if the office of Vice President is vacated, the President can choose whomever he or she pleases.
374 posted on 10/28/2005 10:40:35 AM PDT by Jokelahoma (Animal testing is a bad idea. They get all nervous and give wrong answers.)
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To: FreedomCalls
How weak does your case have to be when a dem like Russert will not even bite the bullet and back up your case against a Republican.
375 posted on 10/28/2005 10:40:37 AM PDT by Lady Heron
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To: elc

Well, that sucks.


376 posted on 10/28/2005 10:41:06 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (Free Republic = the people's think tank.)
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To: La Enchiladita
Could you document that? It doesn't make sense to allow an appointee rather than an elected official to directly succeed to the Vice Presidency.

U.S. Constitution, 25th Amendment, section 2:

"Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress."

377 posted on 10/28/2005 10:41:22 AM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: elc
That's presidential succession. The Speaker is not next in line if the VP resigns. The President gets to appoint the VP if Cheney resigns.


Unless; the President dies before the new VP can be sworn in; then the Speak will become the president. So I think comments are right; in their own way.
378 posted on 10/28/2005 10:41:23 AM PDT by Keith59 (God Bless the United States and help guide the President of the United States - George Bush)
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To: lawdude

Yeah, but Timmy Russet said it's not a crime of perjury to not recall exactly the details of an incident - dates, times, who said what when, etc.

"My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not." - Ronald Reagan


379 posted on 10/28/2005 10:41:51 AM PDT by azhenfud (He who always is looking up seldom finds others' lost change.)
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To: Semi Civil Servant

I think that Fitzgerald was appointed by former Attorney General John Ashcroft.


380 posted on 10/28/2005 10:41:58 AM PDT by mm201
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