Saturday, October 14, 2017

Bush's pardon prospects

On November 20, 2008, Slate had an article about the top pardon prospects for President Bush before leaving office.  I think he eventually only pardoned three people from this list: Ignacio Ramos, Jose Compean, and Scooter Libby.  On the 23rd I posted it to a message board:
Here is a list of people that might be granted clemency by President Bush before leaving office:

This one is encouraging as I wondered what would happen to them:
Texas Border Patrol guards: good chance. Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean are serving sentences of 11 and 12 years, respectively, for the nonfatal shooting in the back of an unarmed Mexican drug runner in February 2005. A jury found that the two border patrolmen then tried to cover up the shooting. Their requests for pardons have won support from numerous Republican congressmen, including Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, who introduced the Congressional Pardon for Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean Act. Bush left open the possibility of pardons for both men during an interview with a Texas TV station.

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