Comments on: Can Scooter Libby Get a Fair Trial?

By: madmatt

madmatt — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:25:40 +0000

So you agree that the republicans have never done anything for the citizens of the capital, otherwise they could get a fair trial....why is that?

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:20:16 +0000

Despite what the spinmeisters will say, being found guilty is not de facto evidence of an unfair trial.

Certainly true. I do worry, though, whether a prominent Bush official can get a fair hearing from a DC jury pool, let alone in a case with so much baggage.

By: legion

legion — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:15:22 +0000

Despite what the spinmeisters will say, being found guilty is not de facto evidence of an unfair trial.

Paging Tom DeLay...

By: Triumph

Triumph — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:26:25 +0000

Of course Libby won't get a fair trial, which is why the signs are pointing to the likelihood that he is going to try and frame Cheney.

The law firm that Libby chose to represent him, for instance, is one that is also representing terrorists in US custody. That Libby would employ people who are making money assisting the enemy suggests that he has turned against the administration.

By: madmatt

madmatt — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:43:22 +0000

He should get as fair a trial as he wants to give joseph padilla...they are both american citizens accused of a crime...when does libby go to the brig and have his lawyer taken away?

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Moderate Voters.org - An Alternative to the Far Right and Far Left. — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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By: TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime

TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

long profile of Mr. Libby in the New York Times, that attempts to do the job. You read, you decide. Did it accomplish its mission? Update: Is That Legal? says "no." On a related note, James Joyner at Outside the Beltway wonders if Scooter Libby can get a fair trial. Pacachutec at Firedoglake recaps Day 1 of jury selection and already beginning to blog on Day 2. [IMG]