Scooter Libby
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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.
Irve Scooter Libby | |
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Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States | |
In office January 20, 2001 (2001-01-20) – October 28, 2005 (2005-10-28) | |
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 (1950-08-22) August 22, 1950 (age 73) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Harriet Grant |
Children | 2 |
Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
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]