Iliked hers and the audience stance when asked about it a few weeks ago better--
June 19, 2007
Clinton mum on Libby pardon
Clinton addressed the AFSCME Democratic presidential candidate forum Washington.
WASHINGTON (CNN) ? Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, took a pass Tuesday morning when asked if she would object to a pardon for former Cheney Chief of Staff I. Lewis ?Scooter? Libby.
She was asked about Libby while addressing the AFSCME Democratic presidential candidate forum in Washington. Clinton first smiled and said, ?Oh, I think there will be enough to be said about that without me adding to it.?
But moderator Chris Matthews pressed the issue, asking again if Clinton would have a problem if Libby was pardoned. Someone in the audience yelled, ?Ask a real question.? Clinton then added, ?A question that?s really about the people in the audience, and not about what?s happening in Washington.?
Libby was convicted of perjury for lying to investigators probing the outing of former CIA agent Valerie Plame.
His attorneys are filing an appeal of the conviction on Tuesday, and he is expected to challenge a judge?s ruling he must go to prison while awaiting the decision.