President Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence

by Renee Montagne, NPR

President Bush commuted the 2-1/2-year prison sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former White House aide. Libby was convicted in March of lying and obstructing justice in an investigation into the 2003 leak of a CIA operative's name. He still faces a $250,000 fine and two years probation.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 3, 2007