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5. What federal crime is he accused of?

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:01 PM

Nov 2012

I don't think POTUS has standing to pardon him.

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Should President Obama pardon Siegelman? When so as not to waste capital doing so? [View all] graham4anything Nov 2012 OP

Immediately!! k&r zazen Nov 2012 #1

Or sooner. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #18

Yes. GentryDixon Nov 2012 #2

absolutely d_r Nov 2012 #3

yes JI7 Nov 2012 #4

What federal crime is he accused of? MADem Nov 2012 #5

No he doesn't. He's not the King. MADem Nov 2012 #12

Siegelman was convicted in a federal court starroute Nov 2012 #17

He was convicted in federal court - read this... ramblin_dave Nov 2012 #16

Yes--I was under the mistaken impression that MADem Nov 2012 #22

Yes!!!!! lucca18 Nov 2012 #6

Yes. ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #7

Do these sound like the words of an innocent man? cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #21

Oh, good god. Hissyspit Nov 2012 #26

now....won't take much capital. NOW Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #11

Yes, and NOT on a Friday afternoon Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #13

Yes!! SalviaBlue Nov 2012 #15

+10000000000000000 diabeticman Nov 2012 #25

immediately Jake2413 Nov 2012 #28

Obama could also commute the sentence like bush did to scooter libby graham4anything Nov 2012 #29