A Federal judge today tossed out the conviction of Senator Ted Stevens, the Alaska Republican who was convicted last fall of 7 counts of lying on financial disclosure statements. The dismissal came at the request of Eric Holder, US Attorney General.
"In nearly 25 years on the bench, I've never seen anything approaching the mishandling and misconduct that I've seen in this case." - U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan
Sullivan appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department lawyers who handled the prosecution, which may lead to criminal charges, fines, and jail time. The persons to be investigated include the top two officials in the Department's Public Corruption Unit.
Despite calls from Gov. Pailin and others in the State of Alaska, there is almost no chance of the Democrat who won Stevens' seat after his conviction last fall will step down and allow a special election to be held to fill the Senate seat. Although that would be the right thing to do, does anyone actually believe the Democrats would give up that seat?
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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YOu just have to say what a flippin' mess.
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