From: "Rich Gauszka" 

It's a pretty common practice for Presidents to issue pardons shortly
before leaving office. I expect that Libby's lawyers can keep the appeal
process going till that time. Clinton's pardons raised eyebrows but just to
upset Gary I'll focus on a Bush Sr pardon 


http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,101652,00.html
Just before leaving office in January 1993, Bush pardoned Cox's son Edwin
L. Cox Jr. The scion of one of Texas' richest families, Cox Jr. had pleaded
guilty in 1988 to bank fraud by falsifying collateral on $78 million in
loans. He quit as director of a Dallas bank, spent six months in prison and
paid $250,000 in fines. (Those who have served their time often seek
pardons because felony convictions prevent them from obtaining professional
licenses and voting.)

Like several controversial pardons by President Clinton, the Cox clemency
featured last-minute maneuvering at the Justice Department and lobbying by
influential allies. Former Texas governor Bill Clements called Bush's chief
of staff, James A. Baker III, asking if the President would consider a
pardon for Cox. Baker jotted a note to the White House counsel on Nov. 24,
1992 - copied to Bush - passing along Clements' inquiry and referring to
the elder Cox as "a longtime supporter of the President's."

Eleven months after the pardon, Cox lived up to his billing with a pledge
to the library. His name is etched in gold as a "benefactor,"
those whose donations amount to between $100,000 to $250,000. He also
serves as a library trustee. (The precise size of the donation remains
unknown because the Bush library, while listing its patrons, has declined
to release the amounts they gave.) The Cox family's generosity began years
earlier with at least $35,000 in contributions to Bush and GOP campaigns.

"John Beckett"  wrote in message
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> "Phil Payne" 
wrote in message
> news::
>> > Anyone have an office pool on when the pardon is coming?
>>
>> It won't.  Shrub is circling the wagons and Libby is on the outside.  Cut
>> loose.
>
> But isn't there a danger that someone facing a significant jail term would
> start squealing? And anything longer than two days would be significant to
> someone like Libby (or me for that matter).
>
> Does Libby have any squealable knowledge for bargaining? I would have
> thought so.
>
> John
>

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