EAP [WASHINGTON]- President Clinton commuted former FBI agent Robert Hanssen's prison sentence, thereby sparing him from having to spend a day in jail.
Robert Hanssen, a conservative whose political views made him a source for Robert Novak, was convicted and sentenced for imperiling our CIA agents by outing them. In addition to compromising the CIA's ability to conduct espionage, seriously imperiled the lives of our operatives.
In a prepared press release, President Clinton claimed that a prison sentence meted out to a person convicted of treason was "far too excessive", and argued that "ruined reputation" is enough a punishment for someone who betrayed our country.
Mr. Hanssen has already lined up a book deal with the American Enterprise Institute.
The reactions have been swift- Senator Fred Thompson: "Even a Douchbag like me know that you don't pardon a traitor. What's President Clinton going to do next, start a fake war that would cost half a trillion dollars and destory our army inside out?"