Concerning Kerik and Giuliani, what will come out and will it hurt his run?

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Feds will press grand jury to indict Bernie Kerik, say sources
By GREG B. SMITH
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, November 8th 2007, 4:00 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/2007/11/08/2007-11-08_feds_will_press_grand_jury_to_indict_ber-1.html


As recently as this week, Prez hopeful Rudy Giuliani defended former top cop Bernard Kerik, who is facing indictment.
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia plans to seek an indictment charging Kerik tried to influence a probe of allegedly mob-linked contractor, Interstate Industrial Corp., according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Garcia will also ask a grand jury sitting in White Plains to charge Kerik with providing false information on his application when President Bush nominated him - on Giuliani's recommendation - to be homeland security czar, the sources say.

The expected indictment will revive lingering questions about presidential hopeful Giuliani's ability to choose competent aides.

At issue is what Giuliani knew about Kerik's links to the contractor before he named Kerik police commissioner in 2000.

Giuliani has admitted that he made mistakes in not vetting Kerik more thoroughly before pushing him for the homeland security job, but just this week he defended appointing Kerik to run the NYPD.

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1. Forgettable by election day.

We are allowed to keep mentioning it, though. For all we know, the DOJ will decide to put it on hold until after the elections so as not to influence them.

How did Garcia manage to get this in front of a jury? Did he wait for the second Gonzales was out the door?