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Scooter Libby and Other Controversial Pardons.
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The recent pardon of Scooter Libby has caused outrage across the country. Presidential pardons are common practice and there have been many that have raised a few eyebrows. Here is a list of the most controversial Presidential pardons.
| | George W. Bush
Scooter Libby. Libby was convicted by a jury of his peers for obstruction of justice and perjury in the case involving the leaking of federal employee Valeria Plame. |
| | Bill Clinton
Mark Rich. Fled the U.S due to tax evasion and dealings with Iran during the Iranian hostage crisis and ex-wife was a big contributor to the Clinton Presidential library.
Roger Clinton Jr. convicted of cocaine possession and brother of President. |
| | George H.W. Bush
Casper Weinberger. Former Secretary of Defense was pardoned before trial due to his involvement in the controversial Iran-Contra affair.
John Negroponte. Also involved in the Iran-Contra affair. Both pardons were highly suspicious due to accusations that Bush was somehow involved in the affair.
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| | Ronald Reagan
F.B.I Agents. Reagan's controversial pardon of two former F.B.I agents that illegally broke into the offices of Vietnam War protesters caused a stir.
George Steinbrenner. The New York Yankees owner was pardoned after illegally conspiring to give money to the campaign of former President Nixon. |
| | Jimmy Carter
Oscar Collazo. Collazo attempted to assassinate former President Harry Truman.
Vietnam Draft Resisters. Carter pardoned a number of Vietnam Draft resisters infuriating Vietnam Veterans. |
| | Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon. Ford pardoned former President Nixon to save the country from more division and acrimony. Is still regarded as the most controversial Presidential pardon. |
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