Sacked CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry, if reinstated, will re-examine the legitimacy of President Musharraf’s second term, which was legalised by CJ Abdul Hameed Dogar, who is regarded by lawyers as being “friendly” towards PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari, NYT reported on Tuesday. PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar told NYT that there was a perception that Zardari had assured the Bush administration that Musharraf would be granted a “safe exit”, and that the Americans feared that Musharraf would lose face if the judiciary is restored.