No.
No one in the media would go to jail to protect any Republican. The information had to come from someone the MSM likes - either a fellow reporter, a dem CIA agent, or a dem who's still in the administration.
Hell would freeze over before any liberal would go to jail for a Republican - they would expose the guy themselves if he was one of us.
Though I agree with you they would not go to jail for a Republican
But here's a thought .. if they out Powell .. then they start to out the rest who are behind this set up .. and IMO, this was a set up
Powell could very well be a part of the puzzle .. but he is not the only part .. there are MANY pieces to it
This was a group of people that cooked up this scheme