Anyone think that Libby will just plead "guilty" to avoid info about Iraq

cantstandbush

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Sat Oct-29-05 04:45 PM
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Anyone think that Libby will just plead "guilty" to avoid info about Iraq

war from taking center stage?

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Igel

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Sat Oct-29-05 04:45 PM
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1. No. n/t

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SeattleGirl

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Sat Oct-29-05 04:46 PM
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2. No, not if he's facing 30 years in prison.

Unless he has no sense of self-preservation!

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Boo Boo

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Sat Oct-29-05 04:49 PM
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4. He's not facing 30 years in prison

Ever hear of a Presidential pardon?

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Nomen Tuum

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Sat Oct-29-05 04:47 PM
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3. It does not matter because he will be pardoned.

Sad, but true.

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NNN0LHI

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Sat Oct-29-05 04:50 PM
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5. With the elections coming up next year that would be really good

Edited on Sat Oct-29-05 04:52 PM by NNN0LHI

The Dem's will win back both houses of Congress in one fell swoop if Bush pulls that. Welcome to DU.

Don

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MADem

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Sat Oct-29-05 04:54 PM
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7. And then he can be compelled to testify, without fear of prosecution

Ole double jeopardy!!!

And if they catch him LYING, it is off to jail ALL OVER AGAIN!

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newyawker99

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Sat Oct-29-05 05:34 PM
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9. Hi Nomen Tuum!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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MADem

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Sat Oct-29-05 04:52 PM
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6. Even if he does plead guilty, he can still be called as a witness

in other grand jury proceedings, and if he tries to lie then, they can charge his ass again. It could become a revolving door, that goes well beyond when Bush has pardon authority. And the Grand Jury is an invitation you CANNOT REFUSE.

Just because the Monkey pardons the guy, assuming he does, does not mean they can't haul him up on other charges, or as a WITNESS.

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AndyTiedye

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Sat Oct-29-05 06:01 PM
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11. Nixon Got a Preemptive Blanket Pardon

I am sure that the current regime will do no less.

It will be necessary to send them all to the Hague.
Pardons don't work there.

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MADem

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Sat Oct-29-05 06:17 PM
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12. Are you talking about Ford's pardon of Nixon?

Or are you suggesting that no one did some serious time over that WATERGATE business?? Because you would be mistaken if you thought that.

Tons of Nixons subordinates went to jail--Haldeman, Erlichmann, (the Scooter and Rove of their day), Colson (Nixon's Special counsel), E. Howard Hunt, G. Gordon Liddy...hell, even the ATTORNEY GENERAL, John Mitchell, did time! And the WH counsel (Dean). All in all, it was about forty people that got rounded up in that business, and most went DIRECTLY TO JAIL.

The only one that got a pardon was NIXON, and that is because Ford didn't want to see a former President behind bars. He figured the disgrace was enough.

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Boo Boo

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Sat Oct-29-05 05:09 PM
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8. That thought occurred to me too

I don't know what all the legal ramifications of that would be, but it sure would cut down on the legal bills. Politically, I think it's a problem. You're pretty much admitting that there are guilty people in the administration that you're protecting, and as (if) the Niger story keeps gaining traction that could really end up being something you just can't admit.

I think he kinda has to go through the motions on this one. Run out the clock as much as he can, and hope nothing happens to his get out of jail free card (Bush).

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populistdriven

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Sat Oct-29-05 05:41 PM
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10. Libby won't spend a day in Jail - he will plea

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peace frog

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Sat Oct-29-05 06:19 PM
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13. Nah, he'll be pardoned before he gets to trial

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Kablooie

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Sat Oct-29-05 06:19 PM
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14. No. He'll lie agai and expect all his cronies that get called to lie also.

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