A trial that has captivated Washington has come to an end. From CNN:

Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby has been found guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.

Libby, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of $1 million.

The five-count indictment against the former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney alleges perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI and a grand jury investigating how Valerie Plame was outed as a CIA operative.

Did you follow the trial? Are you surprised at all at the verdict?

UPDATE: The Associated Press says the one count Libby was acquitted on was lying to the FBI.

UPDATE: More from the Washington Post:

As the jury forewoman read each guilty count in a clear, solemn voice, Libby was impassive, remaining seated at the defense table, gazing straight ahead and displaying no visible emotion. His wife, Harriet Grant, sat in a front row seat, where she was embraced by friends.

The trial’s outcome may have been a repudiation of the strategy that Libby’s attorneys chose by not calling either Libby or Vice President Cheney, his former boss, as a witness.

The WaPo also says that Libby’s prison sentence will likely fall somewhere in between 1 1/2 to 3 years.

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