https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/60220...chief-of-staff
I'm betting John Bolton had something to do with this. And it's pretty rich how Trump rails about "leakers" but then pardons a convicted leaker.
What do you think?
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https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/60220...chief-of-staff
I'm betting John Bolton had something to do with this. And it's pretty rich how Trump rails about "leakers" but then pardons a convicted leaker.
What do you think?
I think Libby was the designated fall guy for something that originated above him and hence don't really care.
I recall a thread from years ago about Libby and Plame that you actively posted in, Fuzzy. You cared then. What's changed?
"Libby, known as "Scooter," was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in 2007 in connection with the leak of a CIA officer's identity."
Bush didn't pardon Libby, even though he could have. He commuted his sentence instead- to show respect for the "rule of law" and its processes, including Special Counsel authorities.
I haven't been a fan of Presidential pardons since Ford pardoned Nixon. It's an Executive power that can be used and abused for political purposes, and I think the Scooter Libby pardon is just the latest example that Trump will use the office for political expediency. Even though he campaigned against presidential overreach (when Obama was in office), or draining the DC swamp, and all that. :donkey:
A signal to the many potential witnesses against Trump.
I think it sends a message coupled with the actions taken against McCabe that justice is what happens when your opponents get prosecuted and your allies get protected. Stand with me carrot and stick.