Arianna Bombshell! Libby's Wife was Dem Lawyer on Senate Judiciary Committee!

[KoKo]

(Spewing coffee when I read that little bomb in Arianna's post today. Does anyone have wonders about possibilities Ms. Libby (aka Harriet Grant) could have been passing on to Scooter/Cheney? How much more do we have to see of this rampant NEPOTISM in DC before some rules are put in place? :grr:) ON EDIT: Doing a Google it says she was Lawyer for Dems when Biden was head of Judiciary Committee over a decade ago....so she wasn't passing any recent secrets to Scooter. Can't find out what she did after working for Biden...maybe she stayed home to raise kids or it just isn't posted out there. She was Dem Judicial lawyer who interviewed Anita Hill for the Hearings on Clarence Thomsas.

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And here's a little scene-setting: Jane, Pach, and I are sitting directly behind Harriet Grant (aka Mrs. Libby), a former lawyer on the Democratic staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who, I must say, has the most gorgeous long, thick, shiny hair I've ever seen. Every time she shakes her head over something in her husband's taped testimony (I can't say whether it's in consternation or in agreement), I feel like I'm watching a Clairol commercial.

Directly in front of Mrs. Libby is the defense table where Scooter Libby and his lawyers are seated. She and her husband frequently exchange sweet, knowing glances. Watching Libby, I'm surprised at the sympathetic figure he cuts -- at least until the courtroom is filled with his taped voice, and you suddenly are dumbstruck at how he thought he could get away with his endless fabrications. If Libby could somehow deliver his testimony in pantomime, it would definitely be worth the defense's while to put him on the stand. Failing that, I can understand the rumor that he may not testify -- it would take an unimaginable level of lawyerly ingenuity to find a way to reconcile all the irreconcilable stories Libby has put on the record.

[NewJeffCT]

1. Isn't Libby connected to Marc Rich as well?

The guy Clinton pardoned as he was leaving office - to the outrage of Republics everywhere.

[KoKo]

15. He was Rich's lawyer. n/t

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. Huh! Former staffer of Biden when he was chair

It's been a while, but still...

[KoKo]

6. Yes....and that was awhile ago....I just edited my post after Googling her...

Libby is married to Harriet Grant, a former staff lawyer for the Senate Judiciary Committee when the committee was chaired by Democratic senator Joe Biden. Libby and Grant live in McLean, Virginia, a Washington suburb, and have two children. <17> Libby is Jewish.<3> Libby's sister, Sandra Libby, is married to John Rendon, head of The Rendon Group, the Washington PR company responsible for the creation of the Iraqi National Congress.

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. Libby is Jewish?

:popcorn: and :hide:

[bobthedrummer]

11. Ah yes, The Rendon Group and other perception management assets

of the BFEE's HOMELAND (tm) propaganda netwok.

This is why I reject most coincidence theories in favor of realpolitik criminal conspiracies.

"Reality vs. perception management: the tinfoil controversy" 1-06-06
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x71919

[bobthedrummer]

16. Partial List of IP Blocks Used by US "Terrorist Surveillance Program"

this is helpful to the tech folks here and should be considered an addenda to the propaganda thread-it isn't tinfoil at all when it comes to hiding crimes behind the national security shield (which is a crime itself)

http://cryptome.org/ip-tla.htm

[KoKo]

25. kick........

[SpiralHawk]

33. The Rendon Group ! Scumbag propagandists do hang together

If it's republicon, you know it's anti-American...

[cascadiance]

13. Why am I not surprised by these actions of "Mr. MBNA" who voted for the bankruptcy bill!

[xchrom]

3. it's like we're surrounded.

[bananas]

4. Is there a photo of her?

"I must say, has the most gorgeous long, thick, shiny hair I've ever seen"

[KoKo]

7. Here's One...and a description of her:

A pat before the plea
Libby, wearing a blue suit and white shirt, entered the court on crutches (he is recovering from a foot injury). His wife, Harriet Grant, a former lawyer on the Senate Judiciary Committee, was at his side, wearing an all black pants-suit, stiletto heeled ankle boots and a gray scarf, with sunglasses atop her head.

Just before Libby took his chair, his wife grabbed his sleeve with one hand and gave him a pat on his bottom with the other, then whispered in his ear. She took a seat just behind him.

Libby entered his plea in front of U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, a former prosecutor who has spent 20 years as a judge in Washington. Walton was randomly selected among the trial judges at district court. The judge has recently overseen the civil lawsuit of former bioweapons scientist Stephen J. Hatfill against the Justice Department for linking him to the 2001 anthrax attacks.

more...
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:mUjRqvojZl0J:www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9910593/+Harriet+Grant,+Senate+Lawyer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us&client=firefox-a

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. humph...

my hair is better. :evilgrin:

[Selatius]

5. The reason why the notion that Dems and Repubs are "the same" persists is b/c of things like this

To be sure, there are differences between the two major parties, but on several key aspects, they seem close.

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. Nepotism. It's everywhere, it's everywhere!

<Runs around with hair on fire.>

[madrchsod]

12. remember this picture?

Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney entertain Chief of Staff for the Vice President Lewis Libby (left) and his wife Harriet Grant (second on right) and former Vice President Dan Quayle (right) and his wife Marilyn Quayle (second on left) in the first floor library at the Naval Observatory Dec. 4, 2001

[Virginia Dare]

22. Looks like a wild and crazy time was had by all...

I'd rather be home washing my socks....:rofl:

[FunkyLeprechaun]

14. As a friend of someone related to Libby

My friend is the nephew of Libby, and he's very very Democratic. Hates Bush and all, calls Bush a effing moron. So I'm not sure what this has to do with Libby being married to a Democrat, his brother (my friend's father) is a Democrat! My friend hasn't spoken to his uncle for a long time though.

I'm sure Libby's wife resigned from the Sen. Judicary Committee when Libby was indicted. I didn't want to pry and ask my friend what he thought of his uncle being indicted so I didn't ask because I thought that would be rude to do so.

Just saying.

[KoKo]

17. She worked for Biden when he was Chair of the Committee over Decade ago

during the Clarence Thomas hearings. Biden worked his butt off getting Thomas through. Libby's wife interviewed Anita Hill for the hearings ...according to several Google articles I scanned. I can't find any current employment for her, though.

[bobthedrummer]

18. You have such an inquiring mind KoKoO1-thanks for starting this thread

[KoKo]

19. Thanks....Wish I had inquired a little more before I posted, though

so I didn't have to edit. ;-)'s Thanks for posting about the Renden Group. Interesting ties with these people all around. It always get's darker the more one probes beyond the surface.

[bobthedrummer]

31. .

[tabatha]

20. Another picture:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/pl/021006cialeakcase/im:/070206/480/73d086d96e454528bf60052293a6a7d4

[bobthedrummer]

21. kick

[Virginia Dare]

23. They are typical of the sycophantic blood-suckers that...

permeate Washington. They aren't loyal to any particular party, except the party of cold hard cash. They like running with the cocktails and weinies set, riding in limos, and reveling in their overinflated sense of power and importance.

[bobthedrummer]

24. kick

[antigop]

26. Speaking of the Rendon Group -- have you seen this?

http://www.rendon.com/letter.php

[theboss]

27. I love DC

The problem is: everyone here is an attorney. And attorneys are trained to be able to stop and immediately represent the other side if they have to.

So, the party changes, but we all stay the same.

Good times.

Honestly, I don't know how to fix aside from dramatically shrinking government - which I am not in favor of.

[ORDagnabbit]

28. Investigate, indict, imprison and then hang for treason.......

[newyawker99]

30. Hi ORDagnabbit!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[bobthedrummer]

29. kick

[bobthedrummer]

32. I can only ponder what the spouses and children of some other BFEE criminals

have been up to over the years.

Examples that immediately come to mind:

Joyce Rumsfeld

Lynne Cheney

Liz Cheney

Yana Feith

Meyrav Wurmser

Barbara Ledeen

Danielle Crittenden (Mrs. Frum)

etc...