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(Ed Morrissey bombshell) Ashjian taped Angle conversation, leaked tape to media
HOTAIR.COM ^ | 04 OCTOBER 2010 | ED MORRISSEY

Posted on 10/04/2010 9:30:52 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

Proclaimed “Tea Party” candidate Scott Ashjian has managed to insinuate himself into the Senate race in Nevada, but this time he may have outsmarted himself. Ashjian admitted that he secretly taped a phone conversation between himself and Republican nominee Sharron Angle while they negotiated a way for him to exit the race, and then leaked the tape to Nevada journalist Jon Ralston. That may put Ashjian at risk of felony prosecution for wiretapping:

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: angle; ashjia; ashjian; nevada

1 posted on 10/04/2010 9:30:55 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“That may put Ashjian at risk of felony prosecution for wiretapping”

Oops!!

Is there some way to get Ralston, too...


2 posted on 10/04/2010 9:43:45 AM PDT by Qbert
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I will just pretend I posted the name(s) I apply to this guy. Ah, now I feel better!!


3 posted on 10/04/2010 9:43:49 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Nevada is one of a handful of states that requires that both parties to a telephone conversation consent to a recording. And failure to comply can be prosecuted as a felony:
4 posted on 10/04/2010 9:45:11 AM PDT by McGruff (I Love the Smell of Desperation in the Morning. Smells like Victory!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
That may put Ashjian at risk of felony prosecution for wiretapping

Can you say "Linda Tripp"? I knew you could! ;-)


5 posted on 10/04/2010 9:46:08 AM PDT by pookie18 (Palin/Cheney '12)
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To: McGruff; All

It turns out, at the end, that it wasn’t a phone conversation. It was an in person conversation.


6 posted on 10/04/2010 10:06:43 AM PDT by Winstons Julia (The liberal mantra: Never enough.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Ashjian is a plant for Reid. Reid does this every election cycle.

Too early to tell if this will hurt Angle.
7 posted on 10/04/2010 2:54:28 PM PDT by Fred (Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
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To: Winstons Julia

Which brings into question whether or not it is illegal...not looking like it is...


8 posted on 10/04/2010 2:55:32 PM PDT by Fred (Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
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To: Fred

Look at posting # 4.


9 posted on 10/04/2010 4:06:46 PM PDT by marvlus
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To: marvlus

It was NOT on the phone it was in PERSON get it ergo law changes


10 posted on 10/04/2010 4:16:03 PM PDT by Fred (Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

it’s kind of a non-story, but the media’s going to try to make it they can out of it.


11 posted on 10/05/2010 6:41:22 AM PDT by MNDude (Ask the Native American's how their "Open Borders" policy worked out for them.)
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