By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer
from YAHOO! NEWS

WASHINGTON - Lawyers, politicians and pundits have had their say for years. Now, as former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby faces sentencing in the
CIA leak trial, the world may hear from someone new: Libby himself.

Libby has not spoken publicly about the case since his 2005 indictment on perjury and obstruction of justice charges. Throughout his month-long trial, and following his conviction in March, he always let his lawyers do the talking.

On Tuesday, however, before U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton hands down a sentence, he will ask the former vice presidential chief of staff whether he has anything to say.

Defense attorneys, who argue that Libby should not have to serve any jail time, have not said how Libby will respond. It’s a delicate decision, one made more difficult because Libby has maintained his innocence and is appealing his conviction.

“The only thing any sentencing judge wants to hear is remorse, and if they don’t think it comes from the heart or they think they’re only sorry for getting caught, for losing their job, or for going to jail, it doesn’t count,” said Hugh Keefe, a Connecticut defense attorney who teaches trial advocacy at Yale University.

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