This is not a proper diary - just a heads up that C-SPAN3 is running some old 2001 testimony from congressional investigations into the Clinton pardons. Of particular interest for anyone who would like to know exactly who would defend the Clinton pardon of Marc Rich, the number one question in the minds of the scooter rooters. Of course, the answer is Scooter Libby.
Watch Libby's March 2001 appearance tonight at 8:35 PM EST on C-SPAN3, replaying tommorrow at 5:09AM.
***Unexpected double feature***
See what a White House staffer looks like infront of a congressional committee - UNDER OATH. I kid you not!
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In case you missed the connection between Saint Scooter and the Clinton Pardon Outrage and Diversionary Tactic known as Marc Rich.
http://archives.cnn.com/...
(March 2, 2001) Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff testified Thursday he believes prosecutors of billionaire financier Marc Rich "misconstrued the facts and the law" when they went after Rich on tax evasion charges.
The testimony from Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who represented Rich dating back to 1985 but stopped working for him in the spring of 2000, came during a contentious, hours-long House committee hearing into former President Bill Clinton's eleventh-hour pardons.
Earlier in the day, three former White House advisers all said they recommended that the Rich pardon be denied, but that they supported Clinton's decision-making process.
Facing intense questioning from Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pennsylvania, Libby hedged on whether he thought Clinton's pardon was justified, infuriating the congressman.
"Did you represent a crook who stole money from the United States government, was a fugitive and should never have been given or granted a pardon by the facts that you know?" snapped Kanjorski.
"No, sir," Libby responded. "There are no facts that I know of that support the criminality of the client based on the tax returns."
Libby then said prosecutors from the Southern District of New York "misconstrued the facts and the law" when they prosecuted Rich.
"(Rich) had not violated the tax laws," said Libby.
Feel free to use this space to:
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