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Thursday, November 10, 2005

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Democrats call for rejection of presidential pardon for White House aide
11.08.2005, 07:21 PM
WASHINGTON (AFX) - Democrats have called on US President George W Bush to rule out a possible pardon for indicted White House aide I Lewis 'Scooter' Libby if he is convicted on charges related to the unmasking of an undercover CIA agent.

'We're demanding President Bush make a commitment to the American people that he will not pardon Scooter Libby, who was involved in this mess, nor will he pardon anyone involved in this mess,' Agence France-Presse cited Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid as saying at a press conference.

'Unless a pardon is ruled out by President Bush, the American people will certainly not learn the truth' about who unmasked CIA agent Valerie Plame, he said.

A White House spokesman during a press briefing yesterday refused to categorically rule out a pardon for Libby, who until his resignation last month was the chief of staff to US Vice President Dick Cheney.

Libby has been charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in the Plame case, and federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has said additional charges against him and other administration officials could follow.

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