Not guilty on count 3 (making false statements).
More shortly…
UPDATE: Here are the specifics:
Libby was convicted of:He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
~ obstruction of justice when he intentionally deceived a grand jury investigating the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame;
~ making a false statement by intentionally lying to FBI agents about a conversation with NBC newsman Tim Russert;
~ perjury when he lied in court about his conversation with Russert;
~ a second count of perjury when he lied in court about conversations with other reporters.
Jurors cleared him of a second count of making a false statement relating to a conversation he had with Matt Cooper of Time magazine.
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