By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Once in a while a U.S. Attorney comes along and makes a mark not only locally but nationally. U.S. Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago was one of those guys. Fitzgerald resigned and left office last Friday, leaving behind a legacy that included prosecuting the ever-chatty ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Dick Cheney’s right…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former V.P. Dick Cheney isn’t always known for his diplomacy or finesse. But Monday he was more careful than usual when it came to voicing his opinion. Usually he’s not so circumspect. But he was when asked about Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald who prosecuted Cheney’s Scooter Libby for perjury and obstruction…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Under the category of “not very surprising”, Dick Cheney was fuming when President Bush refused to pardon vice presidential aide I “Scooter” Libby after he was convicted of lying in the leak investigation into the identity of CIA spy Valerie Plalme. Appearing in an interview on NBC’s Today Show, said ex-…
Perhaps one of the more surprising things at the end of the Bush era was that the president did not offer pardons to more high-profile people, particular those like Scooter Libby. Obviously, the grief President Clinton got for pardoning financier Marc Rich must have had some impact on his decision to pass on many pardons….
Nearly everyone expected Pres. Bush to pardon Scooter Libby. He didn’t, leaving many scratching their heads. Dick Cheney went beyond scratching his head. He simply said it was wrong not to, and said it publicly. By Stephen F. Hayes The Weekly Standard Former Vice President Dick Cheney disagreed publicly with his boss just four times…
By Clarice Feldman American Thinker If the President hasn’t already pardoned Lewis (Scooter) Libby, I beg him to reconsider and do so, for Libby is an innocent man. Most of what people believe about the Scooter Libby case was proven wrong at trial. Many wrongly believe: 1) Libby leaked the CIA employment of Valerie Plame;…
