I saw the Don Siegelman documentary yesterday.

[trof]

"Atticus v. the Architect".
Don Siegelman was the governor of Alabama who was politically prosecuted/persecuted by a corrupt repug U.S. attorney and her henchmen.
He served several years in the federal pen in Louisiana for a 'bribery' charge that over 100 current and former state attorneys general said, in a full page NYT ad, did not happen.

The film uncovers layers of corruption and conflicts of interest that I did not know about.

Eric Holder, the U.S. AG.
He fired a DOJ paralegal whistle-blower who documented the corruption and conflicts of interest.

"
Are Holder's GOP Ties Subverting Justice in Political Prosecutions?

Attorney General Eric Holder has shown little or no inclination to intervene in apparent Bush-era political prosecutions involving Democrats, such as Don Siegelman in Alabama and Paul Minor in Mississippi.

So far, Holder has intervened in federal prosecutions involving Republicans, most notably the case of former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK).

Why does Holder seem content to let the Siegelman and Minor cases languish? Alabama attorney and Siegelman-case whistleblower Jill Simpson says she might have the answer.

Simpson, a former opposition researcher for the Republican Party in Alabama, is skilled at tracking down information. She learned that Holder, before being named Barack Obama's attorney general, worked for a Washington, D.C., law firm called Covington & Burling. And what did Simpson discover about that august firm?

The tip I got was that the firm had a very important client. His name was George W Bush. And they represented a very important organization . . . called the Republican National Committee. I was in shock when I checked it--and it was true.

My favorite research item I ran across is when they were protecting the RNC from having to turn over Karl Rove's e-mails that were run on the RNC servers. It shocked me. Plus I found it mighty interesting that AG Eric Holder never enlightened anyone about his conflicts of coming from a big Washington, D.C., law firm that represented the National Republic Committee and George W. Bush in the 2000 election contest.
Simpson notes that Holder's favorable treatment of Republicans hardly stops with the Stevens case. She lists the Tobin phone-jamming case in New Hampshire, the Kott case in Alaska, and the Abramoff/Feeney case in Florida as examples of the Holder DOJ killing GOPers with kindness. What does Simpson make of it?"
https://deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/showthread.php?1986-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-ties-to-the-Republican-National-C-tee-via-Law-Firm-Covington-amp-Burling#.WpSn1edG3v8


And Barack Obama WOULD NOT PARDON SIEGELMAN.
Why not?

If you have an opportunity to see this film, you should.

[trof]

1. I live in Alabama and I have followed this closely in the media.

But I had no Idea the breadth of this corruption.
Oh, BTW, KARL ROVE is the Architect.

[PoliticAverse]

2. Not only did Obama not pardon Siegelman but the justice department under Obama argued

for a longer sentence for Siegelman.

See: http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/5/14/82722/8511/corruptioncases/DOJ-Recommends-20-Year-Sentence-For-Don-Siegelman

[MelissaB]

3. K&R!

[sarah FAILIN]

4. They were DEATHLY afraid of him

THAT is why he was put in prison. I don't care what anyone else says.

He was a VERY electable Southern Democrat. Everyone liked him and he was able to be elected to multiple top state offices which is more rare than hens teeth in Alabama.

Karl Rove had to get him eliminated.

I have yet to see it. I had tickets and had to work late that day.

[still_one]

5. Obama didn't pardon Siegelman because based on what he saw, he believed that Siegelman was guilty.

President Obama also believed that the sentence handed down was too harsh and should have been shortened, but from the perspective of President Obama, Siegelman should have requested clemency instead of a Pardon.

There is no doubt republican politics and vindictiveness was invoved, especially in regard to the harsh sentence, and I would argue based on that unfairness alone, Siegelman should have been pardoned.

[MelissaB]

6. Link to website and preview

https://atticusvthearchitect.com/

I can't wait to see this.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. The only reason I know so much about it is because

Thom Hartmann used to have Don on his show quite often talking about this injustice. I know you aren't supposed to say such things here, but I've never liked Holder because of this case. If you want a good read, research the link between Rove and Alabama gambling.

[MelissaB]

8. Didn't Rove "play" in Alabama politics before hooking up with Bush?

I know he had a house at the beach there for years.

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. It was all about the money...same ole same ole. nt

[UTUSN]

10. K without a Rec because I'm totally in a miasma:

About:

1) Am upset to have doubts raised for me about HOLDER.

2) Have not known anything about the years of SIEGLELMAN case & the extended Wiki entry left me with NO CLUE.

3) On the up side, anything involving KKKarl is a confirmation of his dirtbagginess.


********* Will appreciate it if anybody can put in a nutshell what the case was about.

But after all these years, what really caught my attention here was HOLDER.

[bonniebgood]

11. Until I really know why Obama did not pardon Siegelman, I will never forgive him.