Jury to deliberate in CIA leak caseBy MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer
28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Five weeks and 19 witnesses into the CIA leak trial,
jurors are set to begin deciding the fate of former White House
aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
Jurors heard a full day of closing arguments in Libby's perjury and
obstruction trial Tuesday and are scheduled to begin deliberating
Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he planned to instruct
the jury about legal issues Wednesday morning before sending
them off to deliberate.
Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney,
is charged with lying and obstructing the investigation into the
2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. He faces up
to 30 years in prison if convicted, though he'd likely get far
less under federal sentencing guidelines.
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