[justlurking]

But he had specifically requested and received information about her, and “shopped” that information around to reporters.

Requested information from who, and what reporters?

[Cboldt]

Working from memory ... Libby, through official channels, requested and obtained information from CIA about "Wilson's wife." It was some official "inside the government" request, at any rate.

He either shopped it or hinted at confirmation to Tim Russert, Matt Cooper, and Judy Miller.

Whether he "shopped" it or not has no affect on his conviction. The misleading part of his cooperation with the investigation was his claim that he didn't know, except from reporters, that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA.