This is still a witch hunt.
It could be called a witch hunt. But Fitzgerald knows that. I am sure he sat with his staff of people and discussed the entire matter. They believed Libby lied. They believe it was intentional. The jury may not, but they do. And then know that it had no impact on an investigation that found nothing.
But it is, in their view, perjury. They can persuade themselves that they are referees in a basketball game and there are 15 seconds left to play and one team leads by 30 points, and there, right there in front of them, one player elbows another to the stomach.
No, let's back up. One player didn't elbow another, that's too extreme. One player was "over the back" of another on a meaningless rebound.
Referees are not supposed to care what the score is, how much time is left, or who is playing. They are supposed to call fouls when they see one. They could have let that over the back foul go, but in purest form they are not supposed to.
So the prosecution team made a choice and called a foul.