Attorney admonished for statements on Libby

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Attorney admonished for statements on Libby
Wilson lawyer predicted jury could find V.P.'s former chief of staff guilty

WASHINGTON - A federal judge strongly admonished an attorney for former ambassador Joseph Wilson for her appearance yesterday on MSNBC's program "Hardball" where she predicted a jury can find I Lewis "Scooter" Libby guilty of making false statements.

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton writes in an opinion today, "the Court would not tolerate this case being tried in the media."

Melanie Sloan, who is representing Wilson and his wife Valerie Plame in a civil suit against Libby, was asked by Chris Matthews if she thought Libby could still found guilty of perjury and obstruction charges - in the upcoming CIA/Leak trial - even though he may not have been the first person to reveal Palme's name.

Sloan told Matthews, "I think a jury could easily still find him guilty without being the first to leak because that`s not what he`s been charged with. He`s not charge with leaking. He`s charged with making false statements."