Statement of Hillary Clinton on Libby Commutation

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[hole_n_one]

Statement of Hillary Clinton on Libby Commutation

Senator Clinton issued the following statement on President Bush’s decision to commute the sentence of Scooter Libby:

"Today's decision is yet another example that this Administration simply considers itself above the law. This case arose from the Administration's politicization of national security intelligence and its efforts to punish those who spoke out against its policies. Four years into the Iraq war, Americans are still living with the consequences of this White House's efforts to quell dissent. This commutation sends the clear signal that in this Administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice."

[cripplecreek]

Probably just amazed that Bush won’t get a huge donation out of it.

[Aliska]

What a disgusting hypocrite.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Hillary is still around ? : )

[Laverne]

Stunning!!!! I would hope that Rudy, Fred et al, just out right LAUGH OUT LOUD at Mrs. Clinton’s statement, especially since her husband commuted the sentences of REAL LIVE TERRORISTS so she could get some votes for her first run at the Senate.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I would love to ask Hillary about all of the pardons by her husband. Let’s compare and contrast those pardons, the criminal acts committed by those her husband pardoned, etc. compared to Libby.

you could almost swear she’s talking of the Clinton administration, when she talks about people feeling that they are above the law.

[kittymyrib]

How can this witch say such things when her brothers were SELLING pardons from her drug-sniffing husband before he left office?

[ArmyBratproud]

Isn’t she the bitch who is losing to Obama right now...

[Ditter]

I think clinton actually pardoned those terrorist not just commuted their sentences.

[Clintonfatigued]

“Today’s decision is yet another example that this Administration simply considers itself above the law.”

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

[ken21]

will some f’ing moron pubbie presidential candidate next fall point out her husband’s communtations?

[trimom]

The irony of hearing someone with the last name of Clinton use the term cronyism.......

[ChicagoConservative27]

Hillary the hypocrite ping.

[NCLaw441]

I am not sure how it is above the law for a president to exercise his constiutional pardon/clemency power...

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

You forgot the Barf Alert!

[Today's decision is yet another example that this Administration simply considers itself above the law...in this Administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice.]

Make that a Double Barf Alert. What a pile of excrement.

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL!!!!

[Gay State Conservative]

The fact that she can make a statement like this on this particular subject with a straight face represents more proof that Mrs Clinton is a pure sociopath....absolutely and utterly devoid of conscience.

[BenLurkin]

"Sources: Ex-Wife of Pardoned Fugitive Gave $400,000 to Clinton Library Friday, Feb. 09, 2001 By MICHAEL WEISSKOPF

From another source: "Marc Rich (born Marc David Reich on December 18, 1934) is an international commodities trader. He fled the United States in 1983 to live in Switzerland while being prosecuted on charges of tax evasion and illegally making oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis. He received a presidential pardon from United States President Bill Clinton in 2001."

Who does PIAPS think she is kidding?

[weegee]

She’ll have a blue Fitzmas without him...

[P-40]

I wonder if this rings any of Hilary's bells...

One of his biggest market coups came during the Arab oil embargo of 1973-74, when he used his Middle Eastern contacts to circumvent the embargo and buy crude oil from Iran and Iraq. After purchasing the crude for roughly $12 per bbl. Rich doubled the price and sold it to supply-starved U.S. oil companies. In 1974 he and Co-Worker Green set up their own company

His tutelage under Brothers afforded Rich opportunities to strike deals with various dictatorial regimes and embargoed nations, such as Iran, using a special relationship with Ayatollah Khomeini. His company Marc Rich Real Estate GmbH is involved in large developer projects (e.g. in Prague, Czech Republic [1]).

In 1983, Rich and partner Pincus Green were indicted by U.S. Attorney and future mayor of New York City Rudolph Giuliani, on charges of tax evasion and illegal trading with Iran. Both of them fled to Switzerland before a court appearance, and they remained on the FBI's Most Wanted List for many years. On January 20, 2001, hours before leaving office, President Bill Clinton granted Rich a presidential pardon. Since Rich's former wife and mother of his three children, socialite Denise Rich, had made large donations to the Democratic Party and the Clinton Library during Clinton's time in office, Clinton's critics alleged that Rich's pardon had been bought. Clinton explained his decision by noting that similar situations were settled in civil, not criminal court, and cited clemency pleas from Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Federal Prosecutor Mary Jo White was appointed to investigate. She stepped down before the investigation was finished and was replaced by James Comey. Though Comey was critical of Clinton's pardons, he could not find any grounds on which to indict him.

During hearings after Rich's pardon, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who had represented Rich from 1985 until the spring of 2000, denied that Rich had violated the tax laws, but criticized him for trading with Iran at a time when that country was holding U.S. hostages. In his letter to the New York Times, Bill Clinton explained why he pardoned Rich, noting that U.S. tax professors Bernard Wolfman of Harvard Law School and Martin Ginsburg of Georgetown University Law Center concluded that no crime was committed, and that the companies' tax reporting position was reasonable. [New York Times, February 18, 2001][2].