Some Hasty Stitches About Scooter Libby
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The Wall Street Journal ($):
And let's remember that an indictment is not a conviction. Even lawyers seem to be forgetting that. The Schadenfreude that is erupting in some precincts is not only premature but unseemly. That our executive branch is wounded, embarrassed and potentially scarred for years to come is something to regret and repair, not celebrate.
According to the indictment, Mr. Libby lied to FBI agents twice in 2003 and then committed perjury in his grand jury testimony in March 2004. Intentionally disclosing the identity of an undercover intelligence agent can be a crime under a 1982 law. Significantly, Mr. Fitzgerald didn't allege any violation of that law but instead chose to focus on assertions Mr. Libby wasn't forthcoming with investigators.As the saying goes: "The cover-up is always worse than the original act."
And let's remember that an indictment is not a conviction. Even lawyers seem to be forgetting that. The Schadenfreude that is erupting in some precincts is not only premature but unseemly. That our executive branch is wounded, embarrassed and potentially scarred for years to come is something to regret and repair, not celebrate.
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28 October 2005
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