“This memorandum addresses the seriousness of defendant’s offense conduct and responds to certain possible mitigating arguments identified in the Presentence Investigation Report”:

“ . . . early in the investigation, investigators learned the identities of three officials – Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Senior Adviser to the President Karl Rove, and Mr. Libby, the Vice-President’s Chief of Staff – who had disclosed information regarding Ms. Wilson’s CIA employment to reporters. What was ...   more »