LIBBY DISBARRED

[kpete]

Former Cheney Aide Libby Disbarred
Bush Commuted Libby's Prison Sentence Last Year

UPDATED: 11:22 am EDT March 20, 2008

A Washington, D.C., radio station reports that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr., the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, has been disbarred.

A three-judge panel on the D.C. Court of Appeals stripped Libby of his ability to practice law after he was found guilty last year of obstructing the investigation in the CIA leak investigation, WTOP radio reported.

"When a member of the Bar is convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude, disbarment is mandatory," the three judges wrote in their order. "This court has held that obstruction of justice and perjury are crimes of moral turpitude. Since respondent was convicted of each of these offenses, as the Board concluded, disbarment is mandatory under D.C. Code.


Bush commuted Libby's 2 1/2 year federal prison sentence last year.

more at:
http://www.wnbc.com/news/15652342/detail.html?treets=ny&tml=ny_natlbreak&ts=T&tmi=ny_natlbreak_1_09460203202008

[Peace Patriot]

1. I'm sure they'll find something for him to do.

Maybe he can help Donald Rumsfeld plan for Oil War II: South America...

"The Smart Way to Beat Tyrants Like Chávez," by Donald Rumsfeld, 12/1/07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/30/AR2007113001800.html

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Some background:

The Struggle to Industrialize Venezuela
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2689

Venezuela: Not What You Think
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/3027

Changing Income Distribution in Venezuela: Sorting Out Data and Bias
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2794

NYT's Tina Rosenberg Goes to School on Venezuela's Oil, and Flunks
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2808

The Bank of the South: An Alternative to IMF and World Bank Dominance
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2770

“Crisis in the Americas” – A Page Out of Washington’s Propaganda Playbook on Venezuela
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2771

Latin America's New Petro-Politics
October 31st 2007
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2791

Latin America’s Shock Resistance
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2822

“We’re Number 2!” And Other Stories You’ll Never Read About Venezuela
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2887

Keeping the Record Straight on Venezuela
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2980

Venezuela: Reality versus reporting
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/3008

The Big Oil Leak: The Secret Plan to Beat Hugo Chavez
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2862

Also recommended: www.BoRev.net (hilarious AND informative).

[Supersedeas]

4. Halliburton, KBR, Carlisle and CIA Director in the McBush Admin

[napi21]

2. Before I get too happy about this news, wouldn't he get his license back

if Shrubby gives him a pardon like we're all expecting?

[malaise]

11. Shrubby already pardoned him

He can't touch this.

[Political Heretic]

14. He didn't pardon him

He commuted his sentence.

[Horse with no Name]

19. No.

What bush does has no bearing on the fact that he was convicted.

[bbgrunt]

3. I'm sure he will have no problem becoming a pundit on corporate whore media.

[progressoid]

5. Other than to break it, he wasn't interested in the LAW in the first place.

[uppityperson]

6. Good.That was the right thing to do.

[Catshrink]

7. Do we dare call this justice?

A small bit of encouragement that these crooks will face justice at some point.

[JerseygirlCT]

8. It's a good thing, but he'll still make a fortune lobbying... nt

[Quantess]

9. K & R

[malaise]

10. How sweet

Let's see Bush pardon this!! :toast:

[Annces]

12. Very good

At least something works in the civilized society.

[2Design]

13. treason and that is all - no jail - it is incredible they never spend time or

have to pay back anyone - and yet their attacks and exposure on dems is incredible

[marmar]

15. He needs to be jail-barred....

n/t

[spanone]

16. Y E S !!!!!

& R

[snot]

17. Justice has been cheated: he should be convicted of high treason. nt

[JI7]

18. HAHAHA, now he will go to Fox News