The Justice Department will drop the Ted Stevens prosecution.

[Raven]

On NPR about 1/2 hour ago. Holder has decided to pull the plug because of misconduct on the part of government prosecutors...witholding of information from the defense, etc.

[izzie]

1. Really? To busy getting the people in the 40,000 yr. income?

This type stuff gets to me. Poor man does not have a bank of lawyers to fight with so he gets it where as these rich guys walk off with the cake. So be it.

[Lasher]

2. Picked up in LBN now.

Here's the link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3809931

[MrPerson]

3. Good. Leave the 84 year old man alone. Jeez.

[Kahuna]

6. I agree. He's 84 yo, FCOL. Let him be. He's out of office. That's what

we needed.

[marmar]

4. Misconduct on purpose......Maybe this was a last-minute Bush administration show.....

..... to give the perception they were going after Repug crooks too, only to have the case mishandled accidentally on purpose.

[spanone]

14. b i n g o

[ShareTheWoods]

5. At least we got him before the election

Good thing this did not come up during the election. It could have got him enough sympathy votes
to keep the R in the slot. Worked out well I'd say.

[Raven]

7. Now there's a double standard. It's ok to practice prosecutorial

misconduct on a Republican I guess.

[ShareTheWoods]

8. It's never Ok

But in this case the fortune is getting a D on the Senate in his place... regardless how it happened.

[ThomWV]

9. I thought it was somewhat normal to drop the prosecuton after the guy has been prosecuted.

[trof]

10. And Don Siegelman?

*crickets*
Still facing jail.
:eyes:

[FourScore]

11. Exactly. n/t

[Canuckistanian]

13. Yup.

IOKIYAR.

[mdmc]

12. More money to bust black teens smoking pot