Cheney conspiracy

In an article for FindLaw, John Dean, counsel to President Nixon, suggests that Libby was covering for Cheney in his lie and Fitzgerald caught on to the motivation for the lie. Dean suggests that by mentioning the Espionage Act in the indictment and press conference, Fitzgerald is trying to 'flip' Libby to testify against Cheney. Dean suggests that Libby's lie was made to protect Cheney by making "Cheney's disclosure to Libby was causally separate from Libby's later, potentially Espionage-Act-violating disclosure to the press. Thus, it also denies any possible conspiracy between Cheney and Libby." The only defense Libby could use to get Cheney off the hook would be to remain mum, plead guilty, go to jail and hope Bush pardons him before the end of Bush's term. In any other case, either he will have to talk (in exchange for a more lenient sentence in a plea bargain) or Cheney will have to
take the stand, exposing him to possible perjury charges. Since Libby already plead not guilty at his arraignment, the drama appears to just be getting started.