Guest blogged by Jon Ponder, Pensito Review.
"We remain firmly convinced of Mr. Libby's innocence," attorney Theodore Wells tells the wire service. "However, the realities were, that after five years of government service by Mr. Libby and several years of defending against this case, the burden on Mr. Libby and his young family of continuing to pursue his complete vindication are too great to ask them to bear."
President Bush commuted Libby's 30-month prison sentence in July after a jury convicted him of lying to federal agents. They were investigating the source of leaks that identified an undercover CIA officer who was married to a former diplomat who had criticized the invasion of Iraq.
At her daily briefing today, White House spokesperson Dana Perino refused to speculate whether Scooter Libby would be pardoned over the upcoming holidays.

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