Death Knell for the Case against Scooter Libby?

The American Thinker ^ | 2 04 06 | Clarice Feldman

[Kitten Festival]

Court documents were released yesterday which appear to sound the death knell for Special Prosecutor Peter Fitzgerald’s case against Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Leftists who once eagerly anticipated a “Merry Fitzmas” are likely to find a lump of coal in their stockings next December, before the trial, scheduled for early 2007, ever gets underway.

Discovery requests by Lewis Libby’s defense team and the Dow Jones lawsuit to unseal the redacted pages of the Judith Miller appeal are proceeding. It is growing exceedingly obvious that the Special Counsel made a number of misrepresentations to the press and the court.

The sum and substance of his case is now clearly seen to be the difference in the recollections of Libby and those of Matt Cooper of Time Magazine, Judith Miller, then of the New York Times, and NBC’s Tim Russert regarding certain conversations. But these conversations do not involve the deliberate “outing” of a covert agent, did not affect national security and at best involve differing recollections of insignificant matters which should never rise to the level of a criminal prosecution.

Reuters reported yesterday that the case is scheduled for trial in January 2007. But, it may never occur. There are more documents that Fitgerald is so far unwilling to turn over....

Fitzgerald told the judge he had turned over all relevant information, including an additional 1,000 pages this week, but Wells urged the judge to force Fitzgerald to turn over even more material.

“We believe there are thousands and thousands and thousands of pages that Mr. Fitzgerald is in possession of that he has decided not to give to us,” Wells said.

Libby’s counsel Theodore Wells, is quoted as saying that

“in the next three weeks he expects to file a motion arguing that the indictment should be dismissed.”

[Ninian Dryhope]

I sure hope Scooter walks and that he is not financially ruined in the process or clearing his name.

[FreedomNeocon]

Sound like we have a new defintion for the Urban Dictionary... and I LOVE it.

[Enterprise]

"It is growing exceedingly obvious that the Special Counsel made a number of misrepresentations to the press and the court."

If this is true, and if the misrepresentations were deliberate, who prosecutes the prosecutor?

[boomop1]

Peter Fitzgerald a smirking elitist clown is about to be bull dozed

[USNBandit]

There is a mechanism for public officials to apply for legal fees if they are brought to trial. The Clintons of all people applied for them despite using the most expensive lawyer in D.C. and drawing out the cases through stonewalling and obstruction.

[Capriole]

At the cost of DC legal representation, he is probably already approaching financial problems. Remember that he's been getting a government salary and it's not enough to make him a rich man if he wasn't rich before, and now he's not getting a salary at all. I know someone who went through a DC legal investigation that was far less demanding, and his legal fees were running $15K per month. He hired the best and got off without a trial, BTW, but it took more than a year. Scooter's situation is worse.

[Mo1]

later read

[shield]

Fitz unfortunately turned out to be a partisan idiot...just another dembo...!!!!

[Prost1]

His defense fund is currently at $2m...

A list of who's who is assisting him including former senator and actor Fred Thompson, former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson and others...

[Grampa Dave]

"If this is true, and if the misrepresentations were deliberate, who prosecutes the prosecutor?"

Sue his rotten liberal A$$ in a civil suit for damages resulting from his deliberate misrepresentations. If this happens he will be as welcome in the Justice Dept as a road kill skunk on a hot August day with no breezes.

[aculeus]

Libby’s counsel Theodore Wells, is ... an African American smoothie who will ensure a Not Guilty verdict from DC jurors.

[STARWISE]

Bump

[Howlin]

It is growing exceedingly obvious that the Special Counsel made a number of misrepresentations to the press and the court.

Bump!

[Howlin]

Well, why not? He's NOT guilty.

[Howlin]

http://www.morgancunningham.net/downloads/article_18.pdf

[Enterprise]

"If this happens he will be as welcome in the Justice Dept as a road kill skunk on a hot August day with no breezes."

That ees ok, Mr. Fitz would be welcome to stay with me.

[jdhljc169]

bump

[Ninian Dryhope]

"Sound like we have a new defintion for the Urban Dictionary..."

What new definition is that? To Wilson: to lie serially. Wilson n. a serial liar.

[Experiment 6-2-6]

If this is true, and if the misrepresentations were deliberate, who prosecutes the prosecutor?

The Judge would most like sanction or hold him in contempt.