[cajun scpo]

Great post - The search warrant shows the Federal Judge was quite aware of separation of powers issue and set up excellent guidelines to ensure a filter to protect legislative matters / papers were not turned over to prosecutor.

'also from same Byron York post' - There is even, in the 95-page search warrant request, a section headlined GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO EXHAUST ALL LESSER INTRUSIVE APPROACHES TO OBTAINING RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS LOCATED IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE OF WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON. It is followed by several redacted paragraphs in which prosecutors apparently describe their attempts to get Jefferson to turn over information.

Just goes to show, most congressman [of either party] have a little 'Chuckie Schumer' in them, get in front of that camera and open mouth and insert foot anytime they can. I noticed Senator Frist was backing off a little today. He said, lets not jump to conclusions [maybe after he ACTUALLY read the warrant] and get "too far out in front on this". We have our legal staff reviewing it.

[SE Mom]

Don't you sometimes wonder where our representatives get their staffs? I thought about this today when I learned of the reaction on the Hill. It's unlikely Hastert or any of the Knee-Jerk Kids actually studied the warrant before they reacted.

Someone(s) on their staff advised them and before you know it- they're all out in front of the cameras. It's all for show- I doubt one of em grasps the substance of this as well as the people on this thread.

It's quite informative- to observe them reaching conclusions on this event...then realize this is how they do OUR business.