"He [Patrick Fitzgerald] also emphasized that despite reports in conservative media and Web sites to the contrary, he was "100%" certain that Valerie Plame was in a "classified" position with the CIA when her name was leaked, although this was not an issue in the trial. He repeated that this was even in the original indictment. "That is just a fact," he declared.Patrick Fitzgerald, a life-long Republican, who was nominated in 2001 to U.S. Attorney by Illinois Republican Senator, Peter Fitzgerald, states unequivocally that Valerie Plame was a classified CIA agent.
Libby is damn lucky he didn't have a Democrat as the special prosecutor. He'd be going to jail for violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, instead of lying and obstruction of justice.
