Summary
I. Lewis Libby, known as Scooter Libby, was convicted in federal court of perjury, obstruction of justice, and making false statements arising from a federal investigation into the disclosure of CIA officer Valerie Plame's identity. On April 13, 2018, President Donald Trump granted Libby a full pardon.
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Pardon · April 13, 2018
Granted by Donald Trump (Republican)
Convictions for perjury, obstruction of justice, and making false statements in the federal investigation into the disclosure of CIA officer Valerie Plame’s identity.
Counts of conviction
- Obstruction of Justice — Obstruction of justice in the federal grand-jury investigation into the disclosure of CIA officer Valerie Plame’s identity. (18 U.S.C. § 1503)
- Perjury Before a Grand Jury — Perjury before the federal grand jury (count 1). (18 U.S.C. § 1623)
- Perjury Before a Grand Jury — Perjury before the federal grand jury (count 2). (18 U.S.C. § 1623)
- Making False Statements — Making false statements to federal investigators. (18 U.S.C. § 1001)
Original sentence: 30 months imprisonment · 24 months supervised release · $250,000.00 fine (sentenced June 5, 2007, District of Columbia).
Federal Register: 83 FR 17087
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