Irve Scooter Libby | |
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| Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – October 28, 2005 | |
| Vice President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Charles Burson |
| Succeeded by | David Addington |
| National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – October 28, 2005 | |
| Vice President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Leon Fuerth |
| Succeeded by | John P. Hannah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Irve Lewis Libby August 22, 1950 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Harriet Grant |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby (first name generally given as Irv, I. or Irving; born August 22, 1950) is an American lawyer and former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney known for his high-profile indictment and clemency.
From 2001 to 2005, Libby held the offices of Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States,[1] and Assistant to the President during the administration of President George W. Bush.
In October 2005,[2] Libby resigned from all three government positions after he was indicted on five counts by a federal grand jury concerning the investigation of the leak of the covert identity of Central Intelligence Agency officer Valerie Plame Wilson.[3] He was subsequently convicted of four counts (one count of obstruction of justice, two counts of perjury, and one count of making false statements),[4] making him the highest-ranking White House official convicted in a government scandal since John Poindexter, the national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan in the Iran–Contra affair.[5]
After Libby's failed appeal and a high-pressure lobbying campaign for Libby's full pardon by Vice President Cheney, President Bush commuted Libby's sentence of 30 months in federal prison, leaving the other parts of his sentence intact.[6] As a consequence of his conviction in United States v. Libby, Libby's license to practice law was suspended until being reinstated in 2016.[7] President Donald Trump fully pardoned Libby on April 13, 2018.[8]
- ^ Dreyfuss, Robert (April 17, 2006). "Vice Squad". The American Prospect. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
- ^ "Libby Resigns After Indictment in Plame Case". NPR. October 28, 2005.
- ^ "Indictment" Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine in United States of America vs. I. Lewis Libby, also known as "Scooter Libby", United States Department of Justice, October 28, 2005; accessed December 10, 2007.
- ^ Walsh, Kenneth T. (October 31, 2005). "A Rough Road For 'Scooter'?". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on October 30, 2005. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ See also: Associated Press, "A History of Indictments involving White House Staff", USA Today, October 26, 2007; accessed July 6, 2007.
- ^ Edwin Chen, "Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Term in CIA Leak Case (Update 2)", Bloomberg.com, July 2, 2007, accessed July 2, 2007.
- ^ "Scooter Libby Can Practice Law Again, DC Court Says". National Law Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ Karl de Vries (April 13, 2018). "Trump pardons ex-Cheney aide Scooter Libby". CNN. Retrieved April 13, 2018.