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former9thward

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10. Holder can't do to Siegelman what was done to Stevens.

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 02:58 PM

Oct 2014

Stevens had been convicted but not yet sentenced when it was found prosecutors had withheld evidence of his innocence. Holder moved to dismiss the case, which he could since there had not been a sentence imposed, and the judge agreed. The judge held the prosecution team in contempt and Holder fired them as well as most of the top people in that division.

Siegelman has already been sentenced so Holder has no power to free him even if he wanted to. The only power is in Obama's hands who could pardon him.

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Call & e-mail the White House ..Ask President Obama to Pardon Don Siegelman [View all] red dog 1 Oct 2014 OP

Is Executive Clemency KT2000 Oct 2014 #1

I have never heard of a President giving a pardon yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #2

Guess I should have KT2000 Oct 2014 #3

Who's Don Siegelman? Octafish Oct 2014 #4

Thank you. woo me with science Oct 2014 #7

I will do that. However Don Siegelman was falsely convicted by a bunch of Right Wing sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #5

When Attorney General Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee in May of last year, red dog 1 Oct 2014 #6

I would like to know what Holder's excuse for not doing with Don Siegelman's case what sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #8

I forgot to mention that in 2009, DOJ asked the judge to INCREASE Gov Siegelman's prison sentence red dog 1 Oct 2014 #9

When Siegelman appealed his case to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009, .. red dog 1 Oct 2014 #12

Holder can't do to Siegelman what was done to Stevens. former9thward Oct 2014 #10

The DOJ has the power to investigate what was called a corrupt, politically motivated sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #11

K&R woo me with science Oct 2014 #13