CNN reports that I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby has been disbarred in the District of Columbia:
The former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney was convicted last year of lying to a grand jury and federal agents probing the leak of the identity of a CIA agent, Valerie Plame Wilson.
“When a member of the Bar is convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude, disbarment is mandatory,” the District of Columbia Court of Appeals wrote in its opinion, which is posted on its Web site.
“When convictions on more than one count are involved, disbarment is mandated if any one of them involves moral turpitude,” the court added.
The D.C. Court of Appeals opinion is posted [PDF]. POTUS commuted Libby’s 30-month prison term last year. So Scooter may be disbarred, but at least he’s not behind bars.
Good editorial cartoon of “Scooter” flying off cliff while Cheney looks on, by Steve Breen of Copley News Service, available here (click on thumbnail to enlarge).
Cheney’s former chief of staff disbarred [CNN]
