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Originally Posted by Ben (formally Ned Fats)
Questions:
1. How long will the appeal process go on for?
2. If sentencing goes through and Libby has to go to jail will bush Pardon him?
3. If Bush does not pardon him, will he talk?
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1. First they will make a motion for a new trial, which will almost certainly be denied. Although the judge admits that there were some questionable proceedings, they did not affect the outcome.
The appeals process will probably last a few months, though I doubt the Supreme Court will review it (I'm assuming the Federal appellate court upholds).
2. There's an awfully good chance, if it looks like Libby will talk. Someone up above thinks that Bush won't pardon until he's almost out of office. To which I say: He's Bush, not given to sound strategic decions-making, and he's already so politically crippled that he almost has nothing to lose.
3. There's an awfully good chance of this as well. He was the VP's chief of staff, and you know he has dirt. Plus he and his defense team seemed awfully pissed with everyone else involved who didn't get indicted and thinks that Libby got hung out to dry by the Adminsitration to protect certain others, namely Cheney and Rove.
