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In reply to the discussion: Rove, Bush and Cheney belong in prison. Not Don Siegelman. [View all]From Jeffrey Toobin:
...The heart of the case against Siegelman came down to a single conversation that he had with Nick Bailey, a close aide of the Governors, about a two-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-dollar check from Scrushy for the lottery campaign. As summarized by the appeals court:
In 2006, after a district-court trial before Judge Mark Fuller, Siegelman was convicted of seven counts, including bribery, conspiracy, and fraud. He was acquitted of twenty-two charges and sentenced to seven years in prison. (An appeals court overturned two of the seven convictions and allowed Siegelman out on bail during some of the time his case was on appeal.) Siegelman is currently incarcerated in a federal prison in Oklahoma; his projected release date is in 2017....
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/obama-pardon-don-siegelman
Bailey testified that after the meeting, Siegelman showed him the check, said that it was from Scrushy and that Scrushy was halfway there. Bailey asked what in the world is he going to want for that? Siegelman replied, the CON Board. Bailey then asked, I wouldnt think that would be a problem, would it? Siegelman responded, I wouldnt think so.
In 2006, after a district-court trial before Judge Mark Fuller, Siegelman was convicted of seven counts, including bribery, conspiracy, and fraud. He was acquitted of twenty-two charges and sentenced to seven years in prison. (An appeals court overturned two of the seven convictions and allowed Siegelman out on bail during some of the time his case was on appeal.) Siegelman is currently incarcerated in a federal prison in Oklahoma; his projected release date is in 2017....
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/obama-pardon-don-siegelman
If this was a nation of equal justice under law, Siegelman would never be in prison and those who worked to put him there would be for the rest of their lives.
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Bush and Cheney lied America into war. Now that's ''NAZI Conspiracy Theory''...
Octafish
Mar 2015
#7
He wont get a pardon though or atleast the odds of one being given are slim.
cstanleytech
Mar 2015
#22
He (and the CIA) did oust a democratically elected leader in Chile to replace him with a dictator.
Rex
Mar 2015
#27
Boys, boys, settle down...let's just all agree they are both lower than the scum at the bottom
NoJusticeNoPeace
Mar 2015
#51
I agree with you about Bush, Cheney and Rove but I have no real opinion on Siegelman.
cstanleytech
Mar 2015
#21
Thank you but I'm aware of the facts I just dont have an opinion one way or the other on it and
cstanleytech
Mar 2015
#39
"threats against his family & friends more than his future employment opportunities"?
red dog 1
Mar 2015
#54
My fave, yours. Then this can go around the vanity ''Visit Historic Leavenworth'' Kansas plates...
Octafish
Mar 2015
#60
I wonder if Avaaz might be able to do something about Don Siegelman. They have over ten
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#59