This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/6424319.stm

The article has changed 9 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Libby verdict expected imminently White House official Libby guilty
(10 minutes later)
A verdict in the high-profile trial of key former White House official Lewis Libby is to be announced shortly. A former key White House official, Lewis Libby, has been found guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury.
Mr Libby, the ex-chief of staff to Vice-President Dick Cheney, is accused of lying to the FBI and a grand jury. Libby, ex-chief of staff to Vice-President Dick Cheney, faces a prison term of up to 25 years. He will be sentenced in June.
The trial revolves around the revealing of the identity of a CIA agent, Valerie Plame, and has shed light on the inner workings of the Bush White House. He was accused of lying to the FBI and a grand jury over revelations about CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity.
Mr Libby denies perjury and obstruction of justice. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on all five counts. Correspondents say the case shed light on the inner workings of the George W Bush White House.
Mr Libby told FBI investigators and a grand jury investigating the leak of Ms Plame's name, that he had learned of her identity as a CIA agent from the press.
However, several people have testified that he discussed her identity before the date he said he learned of it.
"He claims he forgot nine conversations with eight people over a four-week period," prosecution lawyer Peter Zeidenberg said in his closing statement.
But the defence said any untrue statements Mr Libby made to investigators were the results of honest lapses in memory by a man tasked with extraordinary responsibility.
"He was bombarded with a blizzard of information. Those briefings would make your toes curl," defence lawyer Theodore Wells said.