House ethics panel suspends probe on Jefferson at DoJ request

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/house-ethics-panel-holds-off-on-jefferson-probe-2007-08-06.html

House ethics panel holds off on Jefferson probe
By Klaus Marre
August 06, 2007


The House ethics committee decided unanimously to suspend its investigation of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), following a request by the Department of Justice (DoJ) to do so.

The panel announced on its website that it would refrain for now “from attempting to interview or depose witnesses linked to the criminal proceedings involving Representative Jefferson.”

According to the statement, DoJ had expressed “concern that such investigative actions might create legal or factual issues that would complicate or impede the criminal prosecution and related law enforcement efforts in this matter.”

Jefferson was indicted on bribery and corruption charges in June.

The statement makes clear that Democrats and Republicans agreed to take this course of action and that it is temporary.

“The Investigative Subcommittee will remain in effect to continue to monitor the criminal proceedings and will consider pursuing avenues of inquiry that it concludes do not interfere with the criminal indictment pending against Representative Jefferson,” the statement said.

[EFerrari]

1. Who will remember this?

:mad:

[babylonsister]

2. Not Faux, I'd wager, they couldn't stop bringing it up

until just recently.

[EFerrari]

7. There is a concerted disinfo machine, we know that. I see it

on BookTV all the time. We really need to get up to speed on this tactic.

[BOSSHOG]

4. All politics is local

Hello My Friend

The Times-Picayune Paper of New Orleans will be all over this. They do a pretty good job of covering politics and local angles. So, to answer your question, I doubt the most important people, his constituents, will have the opportunity to not remember it.

[EFerrari]

6. That's encouraging!

Thanks. :)

[BlooInBloo]

3. I assume it had a lot to do with the evidence being thrown out.

[rodeodance]

5. during this wait time-they can bring up Boener!--or Teddy Stevens?