Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Scooter Goes 4 for 5: Bush Admires Batting Record


'Scooter' Libby guilty on four of five counts (CNN):
  • Libby guilty on four of five counts
  • Libby faces 25 years in prison, $1 million fine
  • President Dick Cheney's ex-aide accused of perjury and obstruction of justice
Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been found guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.

Libby, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of $1 million.

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.

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