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Libby Pleads Not Guilty in CIA Leak Case
Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff pleaded not guilty Thursday in the CIA leak scandal, marking the start of what could be a long road to a trial in which Cheney and other top Bush administration officials could be summoned to testify.
Libby entered the plea in front of U.S. District Judge Reggie
Walton, a former prosecutor who has spent two decades as a judge in the nation's capital. Once the charges were read and the judge asked for his response, Libby said: "With respect, your honor, I plead not
guilty."
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Cheney's top aide signaled his determination to fight the charges after Friday's grand jury indictment, which has provided more fuel to the political debate over the White House's possible misuse of prewar intelligence on Iraq. Libby bolstered his defense team this week with two well-known criminal trial lawyers, Ted Wells and William Jeffress.
Wells won acquittals for former Agriculture Secretary Michael
Espy and former Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan. He is a
partner at the New York-based firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison. Jeffress is from the firm Baker Botts, where Bush family friend and former Secretary of State James A. Baker is a senior partner. Jeffress has won acquittals for public officials
accused of extortion, perjury, money laundering, and vote-buying, his firm's Web site says.
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Bring it on!

Don't ever get down Scooter! We got your back!
How dare he!

Start by subpoenaing Joe and Valerie "Vanity Fair" Wilson, Tim "I'll never lie to you" Russert and Matt Cooper...

Our (7:00 am?)news reported that Libby was going to plead guilty and it would be over with except for sentencing. I hope they get as aggressive as a pit bull and follow Tom Delay's lead. I think Delay is going to be raising particular cain before his thing is over and it'd be great to see the Republicans get some intestinal fortitude.

Our (7:00 am?)news reported that Libby was going to plead guilty and it would be over with except for sentencing. Did the person also state that the exit polls were greatly in favor of Kerry or that there are 100,000 dead in New Orleans due to Katrina?

Libby said: "With respect, your honor, I plead not guilty." And with an effort, he resisted the urge to flip a unidigital salute at the other side. Victoria Toesing called for an investigation into the CIA and its role in the Joe Wilson affair, in an editorial in the WSJ.

Toensing stated that the CIA conduct in the matter was either a brilliant covert attack on the Whitehouse, or inept intelligence tradecraft.

That's a hell of a legal team. Ted Wells is a genius. Fitz should be afraid.Bump that

Bill Bennett knows this judge well. He said this morning that he is very tough, but very, very fair. Good.

I can't wait for Libby's defense lawyers to get to work on Plame, Wilson, Miller, Russert, Cooper. Problem is: Fitzgerald is going to accept a plea bargain and do the bidding of his Democrat masters. IMHO, a trail will never see the light of day. If this ever goes to trail, it will destroy the Democrat Party and the MSM!!! Democrat vermin, be careful what you wish for!!!

What a great thought to see all those "truth tellers" on the stand.

Fireworks!

That's a hell of a legal team. Ted Wells is a genius. I find this most interesting: "Jeffress is from the firm Baker Botts, where Bush family friend and former Secretary of State James A. Baker is a senior partner." Once again, albeit in a necessarily indirect way this time, the President takes care of his own. By far the most impressive attorneys during the 2000 Florida election mess were those from Baker Botts.

Is there a legit Libby defense fund where one can give?

Wait, isn't Libby supposed to plead guilty and then flip on Chenney?


Problem is: Fitzgerald is going to accept a plea bargain... Although plea discussions are part of any criminal case, somehow I strongly doubt there will be a plea deal in this case. Libby brought in some seriously big-time legal firepower to represent him. To me it looks like he plans to fight this all the way.

Is there a legit Libby defense fund where one can give? That's an excellent question. I'd like to contribute to such a fund. If any FReeper turns up info about such a fund, please post on a separate thread so we can all find it. Thanks.Our (7:00 am?)news reported that Libby was going to plead guilty and it would be over with except for sentencing.

Did the newscast also mention that Santa Claus is coming too? LOL

No, but they did mention that Fitzma has been cancelled.

Although plea discussions are part of any criminal case, somehow I strongly doubt there will be a plea deal in this case. Libby brought in some seriously big-time legal firepower to represent him. To me it looks like he plans to fight this all the way.


I agree. And unless he does get a complete acquittal, Mr. Libby's working life in Washington will be over. So I'm sure he won't want to plea bargain unless he absolutely has to.

FREE SCOOTER!

Fox news just had the statement by Libby's atty Wells, saying Libby wants to go to trial and this will not be tried in the press.

Is there a legit Libby defense fund where one can give?

I don't know... That is a great question!

What are the chances that, in order to avoid a trial and to try to help the Democrats in the mid-term elections, the trial is delayed until December 2006 and then the charges are dropped??

marking the start of what could be a long road to a trial in which Cheney and other top Bush administration officials could be summoned to testify.

That's a hell of a legal team. Ted Wells is a genius. Fitz should be afraid. Can you give us more info on his record?

Fitzgerald is going to accept a plea bargain and do the bidding of his Democrat masters.

Last I checked, Fitz was appointed by President George W. Bush.

And unless he does get a complete acquittal, Mr. Libby's working life in Washington will be over. Not only that, but he'd lose his license to practice law. He wouldn't be able to make a living in his profession. Instead of wasting time trying to pass a bill giving reporters a

federal shield law, Congress should be working on legislation to put an end to grand jury entrapment of this kind. O'Reilly last night, or was it Vannity, was saying that Libby represented Financier Marc Rich, and received 2,000,000 from him in fees. Think he'll be raked over the coals in the media over that escapade?

I don't know that Plame or Wilson will be called as witnesses in this trial. When you look at what Libby is charged with, I don't see that testimony from Plame and Wilson are pertinent.

Jeffress is from the firm Baker Botts, where Bush family friend and former Secretary of State James A. Baker is a senior partner.

The Velvet Hammer is back! This will be a legal rout. I remember Baker showing up in Bush's corner during the Florida fight in 2000, and that wimp Warren Christopher in Gore's corner. When I saw that match-up I thought "this thing's over."

Ted Wells - possibly a future Supreme court possibility? Any hope of posting his resume here? has Libby started a defense fund?

Fitzgerald doesn't impress me as someone who will drop the charges. I think he fancies himself a knight in shining armor doing battle with the evil king. A lot of people say he's an honorable prosecutor. Personally, I don't see any honor in what he's done. None whatsoever.

Fitzgerald was appointment by one of Ashcroft's deputies, because Ashcroft recused himself. Bush did not appoint Fitzgerald.

Looking for the Defense fund right now...

This is one of his Lawyers....

Dechert, LLC

Joseph A. Tate
Partner
Philadelphia

"Start by subpoenaing Joe and Valerie "Vanity Fair" Wilson, Tim "I'll never lie to you" Russert and Matt Cooper..." First comes the discovery part where the testimony of every leftwing maggot of the MSM is gone over.

Then, come the subpoenas for Joe Plame/Wilson and Foley, Plame's supervisor who suddenly retired when this BS hit the fan.

Then ask and demand an open trial after the judge has been vetted. If the left selects a rat judge, Libby's lawyers will do what DeLay's lawyers did, have it removed.

Maybe Zell Miller and Peter King can called in as expert witnesses about CIA normal policy and how it was violated by Plame/Wilson/Foley.

Subpeona every rat senator and Clintoon staff member who told the American people about $addam's WMDs while Clinton was president. Were they lying then or now about the WMDs.

Last but not least, have the head of MI6 testify about their imput re WMDS and the nuclear potential of $addam.

Fitz was appointed by GW Bush, but he is Democrat vermin from head to toe! Fact is: after twenty-two months, he had to come up with something to justify his waste of time investigation. Libby will beat the charges, or Fitz will grant him a "sweetheart" plea bargain deal. No matter what the Democrat scum say publically, they don't want this case to go to trial.

I think someone on here is searching that info now, and will post it.

What's he going to do when all of the witnesses the defense team call for cross examination from their grand jury testimony claim "journalistic integrity" and refuse to answer
the defense lawyers questions?? They could very easily claim a mistrial if all of the witnesses they want to cross examine are in jail for refusing to testify.

It was brought out last night on The O'Reilly Factor that Mr. Libby was the lawyer for MARC RICH. Remember him? And after his scandalous pardon from Bill Clinton, as he walked out of the White Houes, Scooter Libby called Marc Rich and congratualted him on his pardon.

As far as I'm concerned THIS POLITICAL WHORE CAN DO DOWN IN FLAMES.

They could very easily claim a mistrial if all of the witnesses they want to cross examine are in jail for refusing to testify. rin...well, Fitzgerald is just going to have to live with the
"bed" he made. Same goes for the reporters. I have no doubt
Fitzgerald wants a plea deal. But at this stage of the case, it sure looks like Libby is going to fight every step of the way. Good for him.

Probably not, it would remind people that Marc Rich had been pardoned by Clinton. Wells won acquittals for former Agriculture Secretary Michael Espy and former Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan Jeffress
has won acquittals for public officials accused of extortion, perjury, money laundering, and vote-buying, his firm's Web
site says. I see Wells and Jeffress's experience involves a lot of
Democrats.

Can anyone confirm that Libby holds dual Israeli/US citizenship?
Here we go.
I want someone from the Admin (preferable CIA spokesperson) to come out and DENOUNCE that LIAR Wilson and his Vanity Fair WIFE, Flame. Don't wait - comon' out wherever you are!!

O'Reilly last night, or was it Vannity, was saying that Libby represented Financier Marc Rich, and received 2,000,000 from him in fees. Think he'll be raked over the coals in the media over that escapade?

In all fairness, Mr. Libby should not be condemned for that representation, since there is nothing illegal about it. Mr. Rich, odious as he is, is entitled to legal representation, and Mr. Libby is entitled to receive legal fees for that representation.

If anyone wants to get on that issue -- he/she should instead
look to Clinton, since he's the one who pardoned the SOB.

[stop the bleeding]

1. "Free Scooter" "can I give to the Free Scooter fund?" are these

people that out of touch - rhetorical question

[annabanana]

2. weird stuff..

They really ARE through the looking glass, aren't they.

[baby_bear]

5. maybe more like "looking through glass, darkly"

I think that's more appropriate for this gang of thugs.

b_b

[vademocrat]

3. Well, they were saying that Joe Wilson was going to be indicted

up till the end of Fitzgerald's press conference so their concept of objective reality is a bit fuzzy...

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Apparently libby is a victim.

[ourbluenation]

6. and wilson is behind all of this, don't you know...I gotta a freep

on another blog right now...lemme get it - hang on...

here you go...

"and why did Wilson's wife send him to N iger. So he could write that Bush is bad. If he did not have anything to hide why did he say the Vice President sent him?"

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Tell him he has it wrong, tell him that clinton told him to go there.

[ourbluenation]

8. Bwahahahaha! He would actually believe it though...

who did exactly send wilson??? Valerie's supervisor? Or her???

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. The CIA sent him. I believe that the rest is just speculation.