But when pressed by Judge Walton on whether a witness from the administration would carry "a strike against them," she replied, "Probably."

In addition, Judge Walton required Libby to provide "400 hours of community service" during his supervised release.

Several months after Bush's action, Judge Walton commented publicly on it.

Moreover, Judge Walton said the government should turn over only 46 days of those topic summaries.

"The defendant does not need the explicit details of the intelligence documents he desires to obtain," Judge Walton wrote.

"I didn't think that was the landscape in which we were operating," Judge Walton said in an annoyed tone.

After questioning the jurors, Judge Walton said no one else had been tainted by the information.

"It took us all day to get six jurors qualified," Judge Walton said.

Mr. Libby's defense team is expected to submit its recommendations to Judge Walton next week.

Under complicated sentencing guidelines that are no longer mandatory, Judge Walton has wide discretion in setting a prison term.