Patrick Fitzgerald Weighs In on Scooter Libby Commutation - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime

Patrick Fitzgerald Weighs In on Scooter Libby Commutation - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime:

"We comment only on the statement in which the President termed the
sentence imposed by the judge as “excessive.” The sentence in this case was
imposed pursuant to the laws governing sentencings which occur every day
throughout this country. In this case, an experienced federal judge considered
extensive argument from the parties and then imposed a sentence consistent with
the applicable laws. It is fundamental to the rule of law that all citizens
stand before the bar of justice as equals. That principle guided the judge
during both the trial and the sentencing. "