From The Guardian UK
By Simon Jeffrey

Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was today found guilty on four out of five counts of perjury and obstruction.

Libby was on trial for a cover-up linked to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and faces a maximum of 25 years in jail.

He was accused of lying to investigators and a grand jury inquiring into whether White House officials leaked the name of a CIA operative married to a Bush administration critic.

Lead prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said he was gratified by the verdict but derived no satisfaction from the case. “It’s sad we had a situation where a high level official, in the office of the vice president, obstructed justice and lied under oath,” he told reporters outside the Washington DC court.

He said “Mr Libby did not tell the truth” and had harmed the legal system.

Libby’s lawyer, Theodore Wells, said he would apply for a new trial and, if that was turned down, appeal the verdict.

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