The Siegelman Saga: Alabama G.O.P. Wrestles with Retraction (!!)

[JDPriestly]

59. "But some states would see it as improper to mix the funds."

I don't know what you meant.

But I will say that the whole matter was related to casinos. Remember the Abramov scandal?

Republicans were opposed to the state lottery in Alabama.

And Siegelman might have been a successful candidate for the presidency in his time.

He is a good man. The people who conspired against him? In my humble opinion, petty and cruel. How could they do what they did to someone who did them no harm and was outstanding in every way?

Governors appoint people to commissions all the time, people who have done them favors, people recommended by donors, and people who have donated to their pet projects or even their campaigns.

There is no credible evidence that Siegelman personally benefited from the donations that Scrushy gave. None whatsoever. Many state attorneys general wrote letters to support Siegelman's defense. The trial was kangaroo-style and shameful. It makes the entire state of Alabama look like a bunch of crooks. Sad affair.

"Improper to mix the funds." What do you mean specifically?