That claim is irrelevant to the charge he is making against Libby. The question isn't whether or not reporters knew before talking to Libby. The issue is what Libby told reporters vs. what Libby told the investigators.
You are focused on "was Plame out" and "who did the outing." This is PERJURY indictment, not an OUTING indictment.
unless you are telling me that Libby's perjury was "greater" then the reporters.
What lies did the reporters tell the investigators?
did the reporters tell the investigators or the GJ that they did not know Wilson's wife was CIA before talking to Rove and Libby? Did they lie? Or better to ask, were their claims investigated?
the entire GJ was a perjury trap - but only for Rove and Libby.