Posted on 06/29/2007 9:08:46 AM PDT by STARWISE
Author deals with the possibility .. excerpt of article:
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Explanation of the President's Belief in the Innocence of I. Lewis Libby * * Not a part of the official pardon statement, but an explanation thereof for distribution to the American public via the working media.
I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, believe that I. Lewis Libby is not guilty of perjury or of obstruction of justice.
In saying this, I do not say that the jury necessarily erred on the basis of the evidence presented to it, nor do I say that the judge necessarily made (or did not make) a mistaken ruling on the law.
But I do believe, regardless of the legal admissibility of evidence the defense was not allowed to present to the jury, that had the disallowed evidence been presented at trial alongside all the other evidence that was admitted, a fair-minded jury would certainly have concluded, as I do, that Mr. Libby is not guilty.
I do not believe that Mr. Libby intentionally lied to, or otherwise obstructed, a grand jury or any federal agents.
I believe that the case against Mr. Libby revolves entirely around an instance of instances of honestly mistaken recollection -- and that such mistaken recollection may or may not be that of Mr. Libby.
I think it is unknowable whose recollection or recollections were mistaken. I further believe that Mr. Libby had absolutely no motive to lie to or otherwise obstruct the investigation at issue -- and that said lack of motive further bolsters my conclusion that Mr. Libby did not lie or obstruct said investigation.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
It really is a motley list.
Sounds good.
1. Get Libby pardoned.
2. Nifong Fitzy.
3. Then go after the judge and the Washington Post former or “still” employee who did the damage for criminal and civil charges.
At least there aren’t a bunch of Puerto Rican terrorists who attempted to blow up the Congress on the list, right?
I miss him too.
Whatever he says, he should do it right now... the President’s popularity is not going to get any lower.
A pardon should not be based upon the belief that the person was convicted in error, because offering a pardon implies a belief in the person’s guilt and accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt. The President does not need a reason to pardon someone and should not offer one.
If the President wants to reject the judicial process, he should simply do it.
As to the Judge, the prosecutor and the juries, they are players in the process that did their jobs, nothing more.
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