Fitz: "If his counsel or he wish to pursue any options, they can contact us."

[sabra]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/03/is_cheney_next_.html

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"Mr. Libby is like any other defendant," Fitzgerald told a reporter outside the E. Barrett Prettyman courthouse in Washington, D.C., who asked if he’d request a reduced sentence for Libby if he gave up new details in the case. "If his counsel or he wish to pursue any options, they can contact us."

But Libby isn't like any other defendant, said Murray Waas, a journalist who has covered the investigation from its start. "He has access to a giant legal fund raised from supporters of the administration which can pay for appeals or a new trial, and he has a chance at a White House pardon. He has advantages an ordinary citizen doesn’t have."

That makes him a tough guy to squeeze, agreed William Treanor, dean of the Fordham School of Law in New York City, and a former associate independent counsel for the Iran-Contra investigation. "What he’s calculating now is the way he’s going to avoid jail, which is through a pardon," Treanor speculated. "Is the cooperation worth the risk that it would undermine the likelihood of a pardon?"

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Cooperation from Libby is virtually the only way Fitzgerald's investigation could continue. In his comments this afternoon, Fitzgerald said that the investigation was all but closed -- "we're all going back to our day jobs" -- and downplayed the possibility that his investigation might continue. "I do not expect to file any further charges," Fitzgerald said.

[emulatorloo]

1. IMHO at lot depends on Mrs. Libby -- I get the feeling she is pretty upset

As the facts sink in that Scooter is a convicted felon, I am not so sure she will be keen on Scooter taking the fall.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. His Wife? Are You Joking?

Who do you honestly think he's more loyal to? Dick or his wife?

I'd stake any amount of money that there is no way he would turn on Dick, even if it meant going the rest of his life getting sex only from male inmates.

He's taking this one in the rear, as a favor for his former boss and current friend. The hell with his wife.

[emulatorloo]

3. Am wondering what leverage Cheney really has now. . .

RoveCo is no doubt ready to throw Cheney under the bus. Then they could blame all the bad things during the Bush admin on Cheney.

And Scooter would just be left twisting in the wind.