A misdemeanor? Seems reasonable. After all Ollie North was indicted on 16 felony counts for his part in the Iran-Contra affair, was convicted of three of them - accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents. His conviction was overturned on appeal because he had been granted limited immunity by Congress for his testimony. The appeals court felt that his testimony, including his admission of guilt, prejudiced his right to a fair trial. Well, yeah. He said he did it. Darn sure must've prejudiced his right to a fair trial. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case and ol' Ollie walked - scot free. Poindexter got off free and clear from his felony convictions for lying to Congress, defrauding the government, and the alteration and destruction of evidence pertaining to the Iran-Contra Affair - for the same reason, limited use immunity for testimony in front of Congress.

A misdemeanor for admitting doing less than what Ollie and the Admiral did? Why not? At least he'll be serving the sentence. Unlike some.