Libby Found Guilty

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After deliberating 10 days, a federal jury Tuesday found I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.

Libby was convicted of:

-- obstruction of justice when he intentionally deceived a grand jury investigating the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame;

-- making a false statement by intentionally lying to FBI agents about a conversation with NBC newsman Tim Russert;

-- perjury when he lied in court about his conversation with Russert;

-- a second count of perjury when he lied in court about conversations with other reporters.

Jurors cleared Libby of a second count of making a false statement relating to a conversation he had with writer Matt Cooper, formerly of Time magazine.

Full Story: Libby guilty on 4 of 5 counts in CIA leak trial

And interestingly, now the media replays all aspects of the story, not just the aspects that have to do with Libby's charges. Libby's conviction, although having very little to do with the more substantial issues of the case, apparently means that the media can trot the whole initial story of government retribution out there.

The conviction apparently, and I'm going by quotes from jurors, is based on their belief that he must have remembered conversations that he said he forgot.

Argh. What a waste of time and money.

Anyone want to talk about Sandy Berger?