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Presidential Pardons: Enough To Make You Choke

by Tom Fitton, President, Judicial Watch - 07/09/07 11:56 AM ET
by Tom Fitton, President, Judicial Watch - 07/09/07 11:56 AM ET

Last week President Bush issued “Executive ClemencyHow can we trust the system when there seems to be two standards, one for political insiders, and another for the rest of us? The Libby commutation undermines public confidence in our system of justice.

However disturbing the Libby commutation, it pales in comparison to the lawless abuse of the pardon authority by Bill Clinton.

Yet, here’s Hillary’s response to the president’s decision regarding Libby: “This particular action by the president is one more piece of evidence in their ongoing disregard for the rule of law that they think they don’t have to answer to.

Tags Bill Clinton Clemency Commutation of sentence Crime Criminal justice Government Law Pardon Politics

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