The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a trial.
While I would like to see this go to trial also, there's only one problem. Libby has to pay for it. He could be ruined financially. It would take at least a year, maybe longer, for this case to come to trial. Libby has to twist in the wind until then. He can't practice law, and probably couldn't earn a living at all unless he was hired by some think tank or something. And his name has already been smeared.