Flashback: Dick Cheney slams George W. Bush for failing to pardon Scooter Libby
23 Jan 2009
By Toby Harnden in Washington 10:06PM GMT 23 Jan 2009
Mr Cheney told the “Weekly Standard” magazine that Mr Libby, whose sentence of 30 months for perjury and obstruction of justice had already been commuted by Mr Bush, was a victim rather than a villain.
“Scooter Libby is one of the most capable and honorable men I’ve ever known,” Mr Cheney said. “He’s been an outstanding public servant throughout his career. He was the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice, and I strongly believe that he deserved a presidential pardon. Obviously, I disagree with President Bush’s decision.”
Mr Cheney disagreed publicly with Mr Bush just four times in the eight years they served together in the White House - on a gay marriage ban, on dismissing Donald Rumsfeld as Pentagon chief, on Washington’s gun ban and on the rapprochement with North Korea.
Mr Bush’s decision not to pardon Libby has angered many of his staunchest supporters defenders, who have used word like “disgusting” and dishonourable” about the Texan. On suggested it was like leaving a soldier on the battlefield.
Next to Ruby Ridge and Waco, this is one of the true travesties in American Justice.
Hear hear
One of so many f*ck*ps by W!
Scooter Libby is one of many issues I started to have with Bush.
Now, years later — I see I was right to be suspicious. He’s turned out to be rotten.
And, it’s done.
sends a message to the left - Pardons of those you presently “convict” on false evidence is within my powers. Test me.
Good for Trump. To hell with George W. Bush.
Two words: Richard Armitage.
C/O Colin Bowel.
5.56mm
Oliver North next, please.
Now then, with the pardon, can Scooter turn the tables with a multimillion $ civil suit?
With this pardon, Trump is saying that he will pardon those entrapped by Mueller.
Glad Trump has the cojones that “W” obviously lacked.
GWB sinks lower and lower in my opinion of him.
He’s almost completely out of mind now.
I’ll give him one thing, he loves his retarded brother.