Hogwash. President Bush knew it was an abuse of the judicial system and very reason the founders gave the power of pardon. My bet it was Karl Rove keeping the full pardon from happening - he was glad to see somebody else take the blame and wanted to keep Libby in focus. George Bush might have a better legacy had it not been for poll watching, let’s stay popular with the liberals Karl Rove.
Not true, but then I don't expect the perpetual Bush haters here to recognize the truth. Like the rest of us, President Bush did not know who the leaker was until after he left office. The people who knew were Armitage, Powell, Novak and Fitzgerald. None of them told the truth although they all had plenty of opportunity to do so.
Armitage and Powell were guilty, at minimum, of betraying their country and president by withholding the truth. Novak was guilty of betraying professional ethics by allowing himself to be cowed by Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was guilty of gross prosecutorial misconduct. I'm no lawyer, but it's possible Fitzgerald, himself, broke some serious laws.
The victims of this disgusting charade pulled by those four men were first the country -- the American people -- second, the President, third, Scooter Libby and his family, and fourth, the other people in the White House whom Fitzgerald hounded (including Rove).
Perpetual Bush haters like you just compound the injustice.