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.
1. Why didn’t Bush want to pardon Libby?
2. Why does Trump want to pardon Libby now?
Dick Cheney would have been a much, much better president than Boosh II!
There were stories around that Boosh II wasn’t smart when he was president which, at the time, I discounted. I was wrong, he was an idiot and a globalist, two traits I abhor.