Joseph and Valerie Wilson's Statement on Libby Sentencing

By Jeralyn, Section Lewis Libby Trial Coverage
Posted on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 01:48:24 PM EST
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I've received this by e-mail from Joe and Valerie Wilson's representative and thought I'd share:

As Americans, both Valerie and I are grateful that justice has been served, reconfirming that our country remains a nation of laws.

We are also saddened for the pain that Mr. Libby has inflicted on his family, friends, and the nation. Mr. Libby benefited from the best this country had to offer: the finest schools, a lucrative career as a lawyer and many years of service in Republican administrations. That he would knowingly lie, perjure himself and obstruct a legitimate criminal investigation is incomprehensible.

It is our hope that he will now cooperate with Special Counsel Fitzgerald in his efforts to get to the truth. As Mr. Fitzgerald has said, a cloud remains over the Vice President.

Every official in this administration must be held accountable for their actions.

Update: Jason Leopold has this new on camera interview (pre-sentencing) with Joe Wilson.

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An exercise in prosecutorial futility (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by Aaron on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 03:07:57 PM EST

Unfortunately for all of us and the future of our country there is no accountability to the law, or to the American people, not by the government officials who should be on trial.

So Scooter is going to get out on bail, receive a presidential pardon, never serve a day in jail, and become a modern-day hero of the Republican Party. I imagine he will be the most honored and sought after guest at every conservative cocktail party across this country for the next 20 years. Vaunted and respected for his undying loyalty to a criminal administration that subverted the Republic and betrayed the oath that they took to the Constitution and the citizens of this country.

Scooter Libby is now the quintessential fall guy who has proven that you can break the law and assist in a cover-up, under the protection of White House authority, and the worst you'll get is 30 months in a federal country club, that you'll never have to serve anyway.

If this is the only price a renegade administration has to pay for hijacking the Republic and running amok with the people's mandate, why not do it?

: Aaron (1.00 / 1) (#4)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 06:04:22 PM EST

Scooter Libby is now the quintessential fall guy who has proven that you can break the law and assist in a cover-up,
What cover-up??
Please be specific.

let's not veer off topic (5.00 / 1) (#20)
by Jeralyn on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:42:26 PM EST

and Sandy Berger is off topic.

"the truth" (1.00 / 2) (#22)
by diogenes on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 08:57:09 PM EST

Isn't it the "truth" that Armitage outed Plame and that there was no criminal indictment against him or anyone for this alleged "crime"?
Probably the reason no one was indicted for "outing" her is that she was in fact not covert, no? Or does Bush have Fitz in his pocket? If this is such a serious crime, maybe the grand jury should reconvene?

: No, No, and No. (5.00 / 1) (#23)
by Edger on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 09:09:54 PM EST

: perjury and obstruction of justice are crimes (5.00 / 1) (#27)
by Sailor on Wed Jun 06, 2007 at 09:07:06 AM EST

Joe Wilson (none / 0) (#2)
by Edger on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 03:36:36 PM EST

seems very confidant about the civil suit he and Valerie Plame Wilson filed against Cheney, Libby, Rove, and others for allegedly violating his and Plame Wilson's civil rights when they disclosed her covert CIA status to the media, and about the suit she has filed against the CIA for unconstitutionally interfering with her rights to free speech, after the CIA said she cannot disclose that she worked for the agency prior to 2002 - even though it is public information and has been entered into the Congressional Record.

Jason Leopold interviewed Wilson on camera about all of this. I've posted the video here.

All blow and no show (1.00 / 2) (#3)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 06:02:50 PM EST

It will never come to trial.

Why?

Becauuse they both will have to answer questions under oath.


I'm comforted ... (5.00 / 3) (#5)
by Sailor on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 06:38:39 PM EST

... by the fact the ppj has been wrong about everything.

It will never come to trial.
Why?
Becauuse they both will have to answer questions under oath.

Yeeees, he's been spewing that same thing over and over, yet the Wilson's have been strongly pursuing their case in every venue. And if bush's CIA stops complaining that public documents they've already released are national secrets, and the judge isn't a bush appointee, they will prevail.


It's also a civil suit - 2 civil suits. (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by Edger on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 06:40:55 PM EST

And he :didn't: watch the video (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by Edger on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 06:42:52 PM EST

I'm somewhat troubled by your propensity (5.00 / 2) (#8)
by oculus on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:01:25 PM EST

to reply to your own comments. Please explain.


Sometimes I want to add an afterthought (5.00 / 2) (#10)
by Edger on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:04:15 PM EST

I save it for when I mess up and want to be (none / 0) (#13)
by oculus on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:06:59 PM EST

the first person to point it out!


Well... that too ;-) (none / 0) (#16)
by Edger on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:10:21 PM EST

I almost never mess up. (rolls eyes...)


Cute. [This is pretty much a sans photo blog.] (none / 0) (#17)
by oculus on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:11:28 PM EST

: I link to photos a lot (none / 0) (#18)
by Edger on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:13:11 PM EST

though not as often as I used too.

: Here's a couple you'll like (none / 0) (#19)
by Edger on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:16:32 PM EST

here and here
Maybe Joe and Valerie Plame Wilson will have more success than anyone dreams of. ;-)

edger (none / 0) (#15)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:09:55 PM EST

I read the NYT article..


sailor (1.00 / 1) (#14)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:08:11 PM EST

they will prevail.

Are you forgetting that Sandy Berger destroyed all the evidence....??


Off topic and factually incorrect. (5.00 / 1) (#21)
by Molly Bloom on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 08:38:46 PM EST

MB (none / 0) (#24)
by jimakaPPJ on Wed Jun 06, 2007 at 07:57:13 AM EST

Sure hate to be reminded about real crimes, eh???

BTW - Sandy pled.


Off topic (5.00 / 1) (#25)
by Molly Bloom on Wed Jun 06, 2007 at 08:35:12 AM EST

No reminding me of Sandy's stupidity doesn't bother me.
You were factually wrong regarding destruction of evidence in that case, however.

Of course, JImakaPPJ and factually wrong are synonymous.

3. Why do you hate America and love traitors like Irving "Scooter" Libby?

Pay attention , jim (none / 0) (#26)
by Edger on Wed Jun 06, 2007 at 08:48:06 AM EST

let's not veer off topic (5.00 / 1) (#20)
by Jeralyn on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 04:42:26 PM PST
and Sandy Berger is off topic.


: Ssssh. (none / 0) (#29)
by Edger on Wed Jun 06, 2007 at 10:19:06 AM EST

You'll have him asking for aspirins again.

Sailor (none / 0) (#9)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:02:28 PM EST

I hope that I am wrong. I'd love to see both of them have to ask some really hard questions, under oath.


: error (none / 0) (#12)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 07:06:12 PM EST

lol.... ANSWER some hard questions...
maybe I need the asprins