I. Lewis Libby
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I. Lewis Libby, often referred to as "Scooter" Libby, is an American lawyer who served as the chief of staff to former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby became a central figure in the investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.1234
In 2005, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald indicted Libby for making false statements and committing perjury during the grand jury investigation into the Plame affair. Libby was convicted of these charges, though his prison sentence was later commuted by President George W. Bush. Libby was later pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2018.143
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United StatesThe George W. Bush administrationattorneys; and Lewis (“Scooter”) Libby, special assistant to Vice Pres. Dick Cheney, was convicted of lying to a special counsel regarding his involvement in the politically motivated leak of a CIA agent’s covert identity.
Read Moreattorneys; and Lewis (“Scooter”) Libby, special assistant to Vice Pres. Dick Cheney, was convicted of lying to a special counsel regarding his involvement in the politically motivated leak of a CIA agent’s covert identity.
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George W. BushThe Plame affair…2007 Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis (“Scooter”) Libby, was convicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with an investigation into the leak of the identity of a covert CIA agent in 2003. The agent, Valerie Plame, was the wife of Joseph C. Wilson, a retired…
Read More…2007 Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis (“Scooter”) Libby, was convicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with an investigation into the leak of the identity of a covert CIA agent in 2003. The agent, Valerie Plame, was the wife of Joseph C. Wilson, a retired…
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