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I've read a few of these myself..and while most federal prosecutors are very loquacious on paper, most do not write as well as Mr. Fitzgerald. He makes his points in five pages or less, and makes them clearly.
If the judge doesn't get the point of the argument for the sentence, perhaps he/she ought to take remedial reading. It is as clear as a bell to me!
Scooter will probably get the sentence recommended, by the way-most Federal judges do vest a lot of importance in the prosecutors' sentencing memos-and go by it unless there are extenuating circumstances.
Poor Scooter, it was a nice job while it lasted!
Ok, so I forget some things-the actual memorandum of recommendation for sentencing is far larger than five pages (standard size, as a matter of fact), and it is boring reading unless you happen to like this kind of stuff. I don't, but it is pretty interesting reading.
He still did a good job, too!
Lying after taking an oath to tell the truth is not accidental.
Mr. Libby knew when he lied what he risked. If he didn't want to take the consequences of actions, he shouldn't have lied.
He did.
I personally found Patrick Fitzgerald's "memo" to be resoundingly arrogant. I also was unable to follow
anything that he was attempting to prove. Does the
journalist that actually wrote the article that literally
could have compromised "Ms. Plame" - according to Patrick's
logic - have any responsibility whatsoever?
Kelley Lynch
