Fall of a Vulcan (Prosecutor can refuse to accept a plea deal)

[No Exit]

From Michael Duffy's "Fall of a Vulcan", 10-31-05 Time magazine:

"Although Fitzgerald has so far drawn a tight circle around Libby that may leave President George W. Bush's longtime alter ego, Karl Rove, bloodied but secure, the United States v. I. Lewis Libby has already reopened old wounds about why the U.S. went to war in the first place. In an unprecedented and awkward fashion, the case pits government officials against the reporters who cover them. And Fitzgerald's indictment sets the stage for either a trial next spring or a plea bargain that almost certainly would mean jail time for Libby. That possibility has already been discussed: a source close to the investigation told TIME that Fitzgerald and Libby's attorney Joseph Tate discussed possible plea options before the indictment was issued last week. But the deal was scotched because the prosecutor insisted that Libby do some "serious" jail time."

(emphasis added)

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1124235,00.html

[stop the bleeding]

1. Didn't Fitz mean "Series Jail Time" ???

:rofl:

[No Exit]

2. LOL... how about "a series of consecutive jail terms?"

How's that sound, Scooter?

[zbdent]

3. Oh, yes, the "unnamed source" again . . . says that Fitz was

nixing a deal . . .

Didn't the "news" a couple of weeks ago say that the DeLay prosecutor was looking for a plea deal from "the Hammer" so that he could rack up a quick victory?

Yep - "unnamed sources" - "some say" . . .

And if Libby did "cop a plea", then the Freepuke spin would be that Libby is just saying things to keep his ass away from the community shower scene . . .