Robert Bork on Scooter Libby

In an interesting article over at National Review, Robert Bork comments on the recent resignation of Alberto Gonzalez and the future of the Justice Department in the Bush administration. Bork served as Solicitor General (1972-7) and Acting Attorney General (1973-4) and is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Along the way, Bork makes this observation regarding Scooter Libby's case:

More recently, we have witnessed the disgraceful performance of Patrick Fitzgerald, who, knowing from day one who had leaked the name of Valerie Plame and that no crime had been committed, not only continued his “investigation” but persuaded those with knowledge of the truth to remain silent. The upshot was press and public suspicion of the president and of Karl Rove for months on end. Moreover, Fitzgerald is responsible for the blatant miscarriage of justice in the conviction of Scooter Libby, whose scandal amounted to recollecting a phone conversation differently from Tim Russert, a feat reminiscent of Mike Nifong’s less successful adventures in prosecutorial abuse.

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