LIBBY FOUND GUILTY! (4 out of 5 counts)

From cnn.com

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- 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 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 him of a second count of making a false statement relating to a conversation he had with Matt Cooper of Time magazine.

Libby, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. A hearing on a presentencing report is scheduled for June 5.

CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said, "He is virtually certain to go to prison if this conviction is upheld."

After the verdict was read, Libby was fingerprinted and released on his own recognizance.

Freeper reaction to the Libby verdict can be found at this Daily KOS diary -- they don't disappoint. They are just as nutty as one would expect.

Sample comments:

Right before the verdict:

"If they vote "guilty" they should be hung."

And, after the verdict:

"This situation HAS to be BIBLICAL. Good has become evil, and Evil has become good."

"Harry Reid belongs in jail. This justice dept and this administration has no stones."

"yeah...they're still denying WMDs were found in Iraq despite all evidence to the contrary..."

"Keep talking RAT juror, you're going to regret it when we dig up all kind of $hit on you"

More of the same here.

Of course, firedoglake has loads of analysis.