Libby to Be Pardoned?

Cronyism may reach ever greater heights in the “Scooter” Libby case, as it seems that President Bush—after commuting the former Cheney aide’s sentence Monday—may consider pardoning him.

BBC:

On Tuesday Mr Bush declined to rule out a complete pardon for Libby at a later time.

“As to the future I rule nothing in and nothing out,” he told journalists in Washington. But he also reiterated that he thought Libby’s non-prison punishments should stand.

Mr Bush described what he said was a “very difficult decision.”

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