Saturday, 14 April 2018

Trump pardons Scooter Libby, the Cheney aide convicted of lying to the FBI

Trump pardons Scooter Libby, the Cheney aide convicted of lying to the FBI

President Trump has pardoned Scooter Libby, the George W. Bush administration aide convicted of lying to the FBI in an investigation into a leak of the identity of a covert CIA agent. The pardon marks a stunning epilogue to a story of Bush administration intrigue, as Libby was a central figure in attempts to discredit reports that the government manipulated intelligence in order to justify the invasion of Iraq.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/13/trump-pardons-scooter-libby-bush-cheney-aide-convicted-lying-fbi/513953002/?source=Snapzu

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