Libby jury reaches verdict

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WASHINGTON - The court has been alerted the panel of seven women and four men has reached a verdict in the perjury and obstruction trial of Lewis ?Scooter? Libby, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Cheney.

All those involved will return to the court in approximately 15 minutes.

It's expected Judge Reggie Walton will do the actual reading of the verdict.


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Libby jury reaches verdict

Pretty quick turn around.
 

Genx87

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I am just fretting on the edge of my seat!

btw with it being that quick, I think he is found guilty.

 

techs

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If he gets off with the "I was too busy to remember" excuse the next time I get pulled over for speeding I will tell the officer "The speed limit sign was a mile back and I was too busy to remember what it said"
 

jlmadyson

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Originally posted by: Genx87
I am just fretting on the edge of my seat!

btw with it being that quick, I think he is found guilty.

Yea, my thoughts as well.
 

imported_Shivetya

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Originally posted by: techs
If he gets off with the "I was too busy to remember" excuse the next time I get pulled over for speeding I will tell the officer "The speed limit sign was a mile back and I was too busy to remember what it said"

Well it seems to be the standard excuse for any politician these days.

 

Shyatic

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Originally posted by: eits
i'm thinking he'll be found guilty followed by a pardon at the end of the year.... so, virtually not guilty.

Gotta love how that will work out.
 

jlmadyson

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Originally posted by: eits
haha they think he'll go to prison for a few years... haha that's funny.

he'll be in there for several months, tops.

If the President does pardon him I would imagaine he will do it in the last day of office. I'm not so certain that's going to happen.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Originally posted by: eits
haha they think he'll go to prison for a few years... haha that's funny.

he'll be in there for several months, tops.

If the President does pardon him I would imagaine he will do it in the last day of office. I'm not so certain that's going to happen.

I am willing to bet it happens.

 

Balt

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Originally posted by: waggy
so whats the potential fallout of this?

Nothing, really. This trial was only going to be interesting if they got Cheney on the stand, and they decided not to do that.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: Balt
Originally posted by: waggy
so whats the potential fallout of this?

Nothing, really. This trial was only going to be interesting if they got Cheney on the stand, and they decided not to do that.

hmm kinda suprised on that. considering who is involved.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Originally posted by: eits
haha they think he'll go to prison for a few years... haha that's funny.

he'll be in there for several months, tops.

If the President does pardon him I would imagaine he will do it in the last day of office. I'm not so certain that's going to happen.

I am willing to bet it happens.

Absolutely no doubt Bush will pardon his fall guy Libby Jan 19th 2009.
 

Jaskalas

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This is a sad case. His is not proven or convicted of the original crime investigated. Instead, the remainder of his life could be taken away because he made a mistake while being investigated.

This sort of witch hunt may happen to any of us, regardless of any crime committed. The frightening precedent created is to create a crime during any investigation, even a frivolous one.

He may get off easy, but do you think the average person would?
 

ayabe

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Originally posted by: Kwaipie
Let him take it in the starfish a few times. I bet he starts naming names.

This is my feeling as well, he's going to cop a plea somehow, it'll be interesting who he will sail down the river and with what.
 

DealMonkey

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Absolutely no doubt Bush will pardon his fall guy Libby Jan 19th 2008.
Correction, he's more Cheney's fall guy than Bush's. It's pretty clear that Libby was acting on Cheney's direction.
 

imported_Shivetya

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Originally posted by: Jaskalas
This is a sad case. His is not proven or convicted of the original crime investigated. Instead, the remainder of his life could be taken away because he made a mistake while being investigated.

This sort of witch hunt may happen to any of us, regardless of any crime committed. The frightening precedent created is to create a crime during any investigation, even a frivolous one.

He may get off easy, but do you think the average person would?

I agree, he wasn't even being tried for the what the investigation was about.


As for the pardon, Bush could do it today because he is a lame duck president.