The Scooter Libby jury has ended its ninth day of deliberations, and apparently has still more questions. 9 days. 4 counts. I am betting hung jury.
Category Archives: Political cases
More on Scooter
Over at the Powe Line blog, a reader offered the following observations on Victoria Toensing’s Washington Post column on the Scooter Libbey witch hunt trial. This prosecution is possibly one of the more pointless, politically motivated exercises to find its way into a court room in quite some time. Read on for the substances of…
Libby is a Scapegoat
So saith attorney Victoria Toensing in tomorrow’s Washington Post. I happen to agree with Victoria. If Scooter Libbly is convicted on this bogus charge by this hyperactive prosecutor, it is an injustice.
Arthur Branch Criticizes Libby Prosecution
Former Senator Fred Thompson, who plays New York District Attorney Arthur Branch on NBC’s “Law & Order” has criticized the Scooter Libby prosecution as “a travesty of justice.” I have to agree with Senator Thompson. And not just because I love Arthur Branch.
Fumo Cries Politics
Vince Fumo’s lead lawyer, Richard Sprague, today claimed that his client’s indictment is all about politics, and claims that the investigation and indictments were instigated by the Bush Administration. I am as sympathetic as anyone else when it comes to the overzealousness of federal prosecutors. I happen to agree that federal prosecutors are political animals…
Libby Defense to Challenge Russert’s Credibility
Scooter Libby’d defense team will try and raise doubts about the credibility of NBC News icon Tim Russert, CNN reports. Of course defense lawyers will alsways try and raise questions about the credibility and truthfulness of prosecution witnesses, and Russert is a critical witness for the prosecution’s case. I happen to think that Libby is…
Fumo Indicted
So saith the Inquirer. Charges include conspiracy, fraud obstruction of justice and filing false tax returns. Read the full text of the indictment here. I will probably have furthe posts on this later today and tomorrow.
Fumo to Be Indicted?
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, State Senator Vice Fum will likely be indicted this week on political corruption charges. This isn’t Senator Fumo’s forst scrape with the law – he has been indicted several times before but has always beaten the charges. I don’t have a view one way or the other as to the…
Rove Subpoenaed By Libby’s Defense Team
Michael Isikoff reports in Newsweek Magazine that Karl Rove, among others, has been sunoenaed to testify by Scooter Libby’s lawyers in the former White House aide’s perjury and obstruction of jusitce trial. Most of Isikoff’s report is the typical breathless, worhtless reportage that has characterized the case. An example is Isikoff’s repetition of the oft…
Is the Libby Case a Personal Vendetta?
An editorial in the weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal doesn’t come out and say as much, but makes a strong case that such might be the case. Read the piece, and judge for yourself. For what it’s worth, it has always struck me as odd that Patrick Fitzgerald would spend time and money…
