[ohioWfan]

Brit Hume didn't really just say that Libby was convicted of a crime that didn't exist until the investigation, did he? He can't possibly be this stupid? Can he?

What was the crime before the investigation? The entire 'investigation' was a set up because there WAS no crime.

[homer777]

"What was the crime before the investigation? The entire 'investigation' was a set up because there WAS no crime."

Ugh, the CIA demanded an investigation into the leaking of Plame's name to determine if a crime had been committed. That's why Fitzgerald got involved -- to investigate the matter. Libby committed obstruction of justice and perjury -- i.e. crimes -- when he lied to investigators. So, what Libby did was commit crimes to prevent the determination of whether the leaking of Plame's name was a crime. The CIA had to assert that Plame was covert in order for there to be an investigation in the first place. Got it?