(Don) Young: Stevens charges 'trumped up'

[brooklynite]

Source: Anchorage Daily News

Rep. Don Young said he only learned for sure about the convictions when a reporter told him just after the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce candidate forum Monday afternoon.

"I'm deeply disappointed," he said in an interview. "It surprises me. I don't think he had a jury of his peers. That's the way it goes. I'm sure there will an appeal. If you watch the conduct of the court and with the one juror leaving and going out and of course the action of the prosecutors themselves, there will definitely be an appeal and it will go for a long period of time."

Can Stevens still win?

"I think he can win. He's the best thing for that, for the Senate. Alaskans know this. This is a trumped up charge. If you look at not reporting, supposedly gifts -- he reported everything he got. I think it was wrong when they prosecuted him on this issue."

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Now there's a character witness...

[d_b]

1. Young is toast too.

so whatever.

[L. Coyote]

12. His indictments are coming soon.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

2. "-- he reported everything he got." Riiight, Don. Suuure.

Like the $1000 puppy gift he reported as a $250 gift to charity.

Like the $3000 massage chair he still uses in his Washington DC home. That he directed his Senate Aide to tell the delivery where to put it. That wasn't a "gift" simply because he refused to call it a gift.

One can only assume that, as an Alaska Republican, Don has similar "loan" problems and is trying to spin his own defense as well as Ted's.

And then there's Sister Sarah, who learned her dirty politics as a Ted Stevens 527 slush fund director. Hmmmm.

Only in Alaska I guess.

[kestrel91316]

3. Sorry. Twelve jurors said they weren't, dumbass.

[Politicalboi]

6. But they weren't his peers

They don't make thousands of dollars a year. :rofl:

[kestrel91316]

17. LOL, all that has ever meant is "fellow citizens".

[George II]

4. "I don't think he had a jury of his peers."

Probably not - pretty hard to find 12 corrupt Senators, isn't it?

:rofl:

[DrDan]

5. not really - just look for an "R" after their name . . .

pretty easy, really.

[azureblue]

7. Now there's a character witness...

Young's a character, alright.........

[ryanmuegge]

8. Stevens is blatantly corrupt.

[nolabels]

11. You would think at that late stage in life material gain would be passe

No doubt some of those guy's with an (R) in front of their name have a kind strange outlook on life :shrug:

[gratuitous]

9. Well gee, why'd they have a trial at all?

Don Young could have just pronounced Mr. Stevens innocent, and all this foofaraw could have been avoided. What further need have we of witnesses?

[Historic NY]

10. your next Young.

[BobTheSubgenius]

13. Where do these people GET this crap???

[Lasher]

14. From Egypt, where Denial is to be found. n/t

[harmonicon]

15. "I don't think he had a jury of his peers."

HAHAHAHAHAHA! No shit! I don't think "jury of his peers" is supposed to mean 12 corrupt Republican senators, as I'm sure they would have let him off.

[KingFlorez]

16. Let's hope he gets defeated along with Stevens

Both of them are disgraceful.