(Colin) Powell (the liar) says US Sen. Stevens' integrity 'sterling'

[UpInArms]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sen. Ted Stevens had a "sterling" reputation for integrity as he vouched for the Alaska Republican at the lawmaker's corruption trial on Friday.

Stevens is accused of lying on his financial disclosure forms to conceal more than $250,000 in renovations to his home in Girdwood, Alaska, and other gifts from Alaska oil services firm VECO Corp and its former chief executive, Bill Allen.

Powell, appearing as a character witness for the defense, said during cross-examination by prosecutor Brenda Morris that he had no personal knowledge about the case against Stevens and had never been to Girdwood.

The 84-year-old Stevens is seeking re-election in November after 40 years in the Senate. Stevens, the longest-serving Senate Republican in history, has denied the charges.

A guilty verdict would make his re-election bid more difficult, meaning the trial's outcome could influence the Democratic Party's attempt to tighten its hold on the U.S. Senate.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN1040731620081010

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Well, I guess it isn't surprising that Powell, the known liar who stood before the UNSC waving a 14 year old college thesis and pointing to junior high school drawings of softsided trucks and swearing that Saddam had WMDs has come out to vouch for yet another lying piece of shit Republican.