Shocker: Fred Thompson Provided Colleague Who Was Defending Terrorists With Advice
Back when Fred Thompson was a lawyer he had a colleague who was working on the defense team of two Libyan intelligence agents charged with bombing Pan Am Flight 103. During the course of that case, Thompson provided his colleague with some advice vis-a-vis his case and billed 3.3 hours for it, something that was perfectly legal and entirely within the scope of practice of an attorney like Thompson.
Now that small bit of work Thompson did on behalf of those Libyan intelligence agents has been leaked (conveniently by the Clinton-affiliated Arent Fox law firm that Thompson’s colleague worked for) and this (from the New York Times) is how the media is covering it:
Wonderful. A headline giving one the idea that Thompson was in on the terror plot with his colleague’s clients. Of course, you’ll notice in that article that the law firm who actually defended the Libyans (which again has links to the Clintons) doesn’t get any scorn. Just Thompson.
Which is frustrating. As someone who has, at times in his career, worked on defense teams on behalf of murderers, rapists, arsonists and other generally bad people, I can tell you that I’m more than a little bewildered at why Thompson is getting any static about this. Especially from the liberal media, which routinely champions the ACLU for defending child molesters.
Thompson provided a minimal amount of help to an attorney representing two defendants. That’s it. In America, we believe that even the most heinous of criminals are entitled to an ardent and vigorous defense. It seems Thompson feels the same way, and I’m not sure why he should be criticized for it.
What’s more, Thompson’s record in the Senate proves that he’s hardly a lackey for Libyan interests. He supported the “Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996.” He also supported the Act’s extension in 2001. He supported a Senate resolution in 2000 which stated that “the travel ban and all other U.S. restrictions on Libya should not be eased until all cases of American victims of Libyan terrorism have been resolved and the Government of Libya has cooperated fully in bringing the perpetrators to justice.”
There’s more too, but I’m not inclined to dig it all up, so let’s leave it at this: This article is a rather shoddy and ham-handed swipe at Thompson motivated (given the likely source of this info) by the Clinton political machine. Which actually should be something of a compliment to Thompson, given that the Clintons clearly know who the GOP nominee is going to be. Tags: Domestic Issues, Politics
