So Trump is about to pardon Libby, on DiGenova and Toensing's advice, as an object lesson that presidential firewalls will be taken care of.
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I'm just going to assume it's a big fucking CoinkyDink this is coming out the week of he Cohen raid but ... maybe not.
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Libby was Bush's firewall bc he was ordered--by either PapaDick or Bush--to out Valerie Plame as an object lesson to CIA people pushing back on their shitty Iraq case.
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Libby risked prison, didn't flip on Cheney or Bush, but avoided prison time w/commutation. While PapaDick pushed hard for pardon it didn't happen, bc Bush had far better lawyers than Trump has.
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Here's some of the difference: 1) Both Manafort and Cohen are facing state pokey, in addition to federal (even ignoring how the Russian mob may treat them). 2) Libby was the bottleneck witness. You needed him, or you got nowhere. Not so w/Trump.
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3) Trump commuted but did not pardon Libby, then refused, against PapaDick's plaints, bc (smarter lawyer) lawyer counseled that'd be obstruction. Trump CAN'T pardon, for same reason: bc these witnesses will lose 5A.
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