Libby maintains his innocence:
Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation.
Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, stood calmly before a packed courtroom as a federal judge said the evidence overwhelmingly proved his guilt and left the courthouse without commenting.
“People who occupy these types of positions, where they have the welfare and security of nation in their hands, have a special obligation to not do anything that might create a problem,” U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said.
Walton did not set a date for Libby to report to prison. Though he saw no reason to let Libby remain free pending appeal, Walton said he would accept written arguments on the issue and rule later.
Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Paul Wolfowitz, John Bolton, and many others wrote letters (read them here) to the sentencing judge on Libby’s behalf but they apparently had little effect.
Conservative Blogger sees a double standard – one citied by many:
Scooter Libby gets jail time. Bill Clinton got a slap on the wrist.
Now I’m just waiting for William Jefferson to get community service.
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