Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Gov. Don Siegelman spent 57 days in ''The Hole'' [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)50. Remember the 8 US Attorneys who stood up to Rove?
They got fired.
Was Carol Lam Targeting The White House Prior To Her Firing
By Faiz Shakir on Mar 19, 2007 at 1:52 pm
lamReferring to the Bush administrations purge of former San Diego-based U.S. attorney Carol Lam, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) questioned recently on the Senate floor whether she was let go because she was about to investigate other people who were politically powerful.
The media reports this morning that among Lams politically powerful targets were former CIA official Kyle Dusty Foggo and then-House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-CA). But there is evidence to believe that the White House may also have been on Lams target list. Here are the connections:
CONTINUED w/LINKS...
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2007/03/19/11209/carol-lam-white-house/?mobile=nc
The record shows Carol Lam was on to Don Cunningham and the CIA's connections to the "Money Trumps Peace" crowd... Rove-Cheney-Bush-BFEE.
Was Carol Lam Targeting The White House Prior To Her Firing
By Faiz Shakir on Mar 19, 2007 at 1:52 pm
lamReferring to the Bush administrations purge of former San Diego-based U.S. attorney Carol Lam, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) questioned recently on the Senate floor whether she was let go because she was about to investigate other people who were politically powerful.
The media reports this morning that among Lams politically powerful targets were former CIA official Kyle Dusty Foggo and then-House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-CA). But there is evidence to believe that the White House may also have been on Lams target list. Here are the connections:
Washington D.C. defense contractor Mitchell Wade pled guilty last February to paying then-California Rep. Randy Duke Cunningham more than $1 million in bribes.
Wades company MZM Inc. received its first federal contract from the White House. The contract, which ran from July 15 to August 15, 2002, stipulated that Wade be paid $140,000 to provide office furniture and computers for Vice President Dick Cheney.
Two weeks later, on August 30, 2002, Wade purchased a yacht for $140,000 for Duke Cunningham. The boats name was later changed to the Duke-Stir. Said one party to the sale: I knew then that somebody was going to go to jail for that Duke looked at the boat, and Wade bought it all in one day. Then they got on the boat and floated away.
According to Cunninghams sentencing memorandum, the purchase price of the boat had been negotiated through a third-party earlier that summer, around the same time the White House contract was signed.
CONTINUED w/LINKS...
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2007/03/19/11209/carol-lam-white-house/?mobile=nc
The record shows Carol Lam was on to Don Cunningham and the CIA's connections to the "Money Trumps Peace" crowd... Rove-Cheney-Bush-BFEE.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
116 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Well, I'm thankful for that. But he should be released to serve in house arrest at this point.
Elmer S. E. Dump
Jan 2016
#87
OFCS! Everyone supports him except a few people. But, justice is an institution with rules
L. Coyote
Jan 2016
#109
I agree, so the question stands because I've seen nothing from the democrats in his regard.
haikugal
Jan 2016
#5
but think of SCOTUS!1!!!11! (only used by the wing of the party that gave us Thomas, I'd add)
MisterP
Jan 2016
#45
Former Asst. US Prosecutor Stephen Feaga writes that Siegelman conviction is fair and square.
Octafish
Jan 2016
#15
The Marc Rich pardon was deemed so improper that it ignited a bipartisan fire storm
hack89
Jan 2016
#75
It's very strange to compare a pardon for Gov Siegelman with the pardon of Marc Rich.
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#77
Perry did everything Siegelman did and more. I think they keep Siegelman in jail
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2016
#16
They already destroyed his political future, a presidential contender, and now want to teach all
L. Coyote
Jan 2016
#110
Can someone like Jon Stewart, Oprah, or Colbert or one of the networks raise Siegelman's case?
MariaThinks
Jan 2016
#19
I think 60 Minutes did a segment on Gov Siegelman. I didn't see it but read
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#78
Don is in jail because he said voting in America is corrupt and both parties know that too
Botany
Jan 2016
#27
Given the fact that the Obama administration has done nothing to step into this case
MohRokTah
Jan 2016
#29
Our political system is basically rotten. The Siegelman case is just another piece
ladjf
Jan 2016
#30
"Can you believe it's 2016?" It's hard to imagine and I, as well as
Ghost in the Machine
Jan 2016
#116