Right. That was the essential premise for the criminal charge. I think the jury got it right. There was too much evidence, outside of his remarks/conversations with reporters, that Libby was interested in "Wilson's wife works at the CIA." My memory might be faulty, but I believe there was evidence beyond just hearing it from Cheney. Libby affirmatively made inquiries through official channels.
-- So, like Armitrage, there was no crime committed other than his recollection about the order in which things occurred. --
There is no crime in innocent error in recollection. The charge was that he deliberately mislead the investigators and grand jury.
-- Fitzgerald knew the source of the leak right away. So, why was he so intent on getting some conviction? --
He's a self-promoter, just like everybody else in the government.
“It’s okay when we do it”