Actually he did commit a crime. He was convicted of it. That is the entire point... ?!?!?!
Apparently Bush is refusing to rule out a full pardon before the end of his term:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070704/...ZB02X3rHUL1vAI
And was it a severe or unusual punishment?
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Three of every four people convicted of obstruction of justice have been sent to prison over the past two years, a total of 283 people, according to federal judiciary data. The average term was more than five years. The largest group of defendants were sentenced to between 13 and 31 months in prison, exactly where Libby would have fallen on the charts.
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I guess only if you have powerful friends that you are taking the fall for is it a severe punishment?