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Bush Commutes Libby’s Sentence

This afternoon, after three appeals court judges turned down Scooter Libby's latest appeal, George W. Bush commuted the convincted felon's sentence, wiping ...

David Corn

July 2, 2007

This afternoon, after three appeals court judges turned down Scooter Libby’s latest appeal, George W. Bush commuted the convincted felon’s sentence, wiping out the 30 month prison stay a federal judge had handed Libby. But the $250,000 fine remains. I’ll have more on this later…

David Cornis Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief. Until 2007, he was Washington editor of The Nation.


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