Bush claims Libby's sentence is mean.
You'll remember that Libby, Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff was involved in the treasonous act of naming Valarie Plame and the cover up that followed. The act meant not only that Plame, an expert on Iraq and national security, was unable to continue her work that was critical to national security, but compromised the lives and work of all the undercover resources using the cover of Brewster Jennings & Associates.
He says
(1) Libby wasn't convicted of the underlying offense related to the violation of Executive Order 12958, the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, the Espionage Act, but was "only" convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice,
(2) it's hard on his family,
(3) he has been involved in public service throughout his life,
(4) he's already suffered enough.
How do these factors stack up against the Sentencing Guidelines, one of the Republican cornerstones proving they're "tough on crime"?
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