[Cicero]

Her biggest mistake was to talk to a government agent except through her lawyers.

Rule number one is don't say anything.

[kingu]

Rule number one is don't say anything.

Rule number two: when caught lying, rewrite history. "I was mistaken and I'm deeply sorry. Of course that is right, and I'm ashamed that it didn't come out right in the first place."

Rule number three: If you're lying and rewriting history didn't do the trick, plead guilty.

[summer]

Her biggest mistake was to talk to a government agent except through her lawyers.

But, even so, Cicero -- there would still have been questions, and some type of resolution was necessary.

The time period worked against her, too, because the questioning happened shortly after the Dec sale, in early Feb. It wasn't exactly years and years ago or something like that.

[Mamzelle]

re: Her biggest mistake was to talk to a government agent except through her lawyers. )))

Exactly what I thought when I was trying to sift through what her crime amounts to--

Thing is, MS was married to a lawyer for almost a quarter century. Her life's been lousy with lawyers. So, what does she do when the feds ask her questions? Lie, and not call her lawyer...wow.

[jim_trent]

There have been many freepers who have criticized Rush Limbaugh for doing exactly this early on in his legal problems.

BTW, I agree with you entirely. Anybody who tries to explain or clarify anything to anybody in law enforcement is digging their own grave. They are not interested in truth, justice, or the American way. They are only interested in convictions and are willing to lie (and are allowed to) to do it.