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Big Names Seek Bush Pardons
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... WashPost: High-profile criminals and their well-connected lawyers increasingly are appealing directly to President Bush for special consideration on pardons and clemency, according to people involved in the process. ...
Howdy, Pardoner
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... Cunningham (R-Calif.) and four-term Louisiana governor Edwin W. Edwards (D), are asking Bush to shorten their prison terms.
It remains to be seen how Bush will respond to these requests as his term ends. The president has used his broad pardon powers rarely during seven years in office, granting 157 pardons out of 2,064 petitions, and only six of 7,707 requests for commutations, according to an analysis by former Justice Department lawyer Margaret C. Love.
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Big Names Seek Bush Pardons
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... WashPost: High-profile criminals and their well-connected lawyers increasingly are appealing directly to Bush for special consideration on pardons and clemency. ...
The Daily Muck
TPMMuckraker —
... Former California GOP congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham and Democratic ex-governor of Louisiana Edwin W. Edwards, both convicted of corruption, are among the people seeking a presidential pardon before Bush steps down in January. Scooter Libby, whose sentencing in 2007 for perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators during the investigation of the Valerie Plame leak, Bush commuted last year, is not on the list. During his eight years in office, Bush has granted only 157 pardons, just 17 more than the 140 Clinton granted during the final days ...
Presidential Pardon Season
Swampland —
... Yes, it's that time again. The Washington Post tells us today:
Among those seeking presidential action are former junk-bond salesman Michael Milken, who hired former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson, one of the nation's most prominent GOP lawyers, to plead his case for a pardon on 1980s-era securities fraud charges. Two politicians convicted of public corruption, former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) and four-term Louisiana governor Edwin W. Edwards (D), are asking Bush to shorten their prison terms.
But the ...
They beg his pardon
Political Animal —
THEY BEG HIS PARDON.... This ought to be interesting . With a backlog of applications piled up at the Justice Department, high-profile criminals and their well-connected lawyers increasingly are appealing directly to President Bush for special consideration on pardons and clemency, according to people involved in the process. Among those seeking presidential action are former junk-bond salesman Michael Milken, who hired former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson, one of the nation's most prominent GOP lawyers, to plead his case for a pardon on 1980s-era securities fraud ...
A DWT Contest: Who Will Bush Pardon?
DownWithTyranny! —
... and the policy of non-cooperation with congressional investigations after the 2006 elections. But what about the garden variety criminals petitioning Bush as his term winds down? This morning's Washington Post points to some high-profile clemency requests. Personally, I've always felt that Bush will be eager to pardon all the Republican politicians who have the goods on him-- like Randy "Duke" Cunningham-- and that he'll make that seem more palitable by just pardoning all the crooked politicians currently incarcerated or headed for incarceration plus a couple of ...
The Quality of Mercy
Matthew Yglesias —
Via Steve Benen, a look a the folks hoping to get out of jail:
With a backlog of applications piled up at the Justice Department, high-profile criminals and their well-connected lawyers increasingly are appealing directly to President Bush for special consideration on pardons and clemency, according to people involved in the process.
Among those seeking presidential action are former junk-bond salesman Michael Milken, who hired former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson, one of the nation’s most prominent GOP lawyers, to ...
Howdy, Pardoner
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... Cunningham (R-Calif.) and four-term Louisiana governor Edwin W. Edwards (D), are asking Bush to shorten their prison terms.
It remains to be seen how Bush will respond to these requests as his term ends. The president has used his broad pardon powers rarely during seven years in office, granting 157 pardons out of 2,064 petitions, and only six of 7,707 requests for commutations, according to an analysis by former Justice Department lawyer Margaret C. Love.
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Pardon Me? Bush Pardons 14, More To Come?
Firedoglake —
... The WaPo had the latest installment of the Beltway guessing game du jour earlier today, including names like: Michael Milkin, Duke Cunningham, ...
Pardon me
Political Animal —
... Bush on Tuesday commuted one prison sentence and granted 19 pardons, including one to a man who helped the Jewish resistance in the 1940s. With this latest batch, which includes forgiveness for convictions ranging from gun and drug violations to bank and mail fraud, Bush has granted a total of 191 pardons and nine commutations. That's fewer than half as many as Presidents Clinton or Reagan issued during their two terms. Today's batch didn't include any of the "famous" people who are seeking presidential pardons , but White House spokesperson Tony Fratto suggested this morning ...
