If this is true the NCIS has a lot of explaining to do as well as murtha in disclosing who leaked the phony information to him.
Are there any FReeper Lawyer$ who can determine whether the familie$ might be able to file civil action$ again$t Congre$$man Murtha for hi$ ill advi$ed $landerou$ allegation$?
Thing$ could get co$tly for the Murth-Mei$ter!
I’m far from being a lawyer. I have seen some discussion on suits being brought against murtha on the forum by lawyers. Generally, elected officials are protected from them from what I’ve heard.
Frank Wuterich’s attorney did file a lawsuit agaist murtha for Wuterich last year, I believe for defamation of character. From what I gathered murtha may not be protected because he called them killers on a TV show and was not acting as a Congressman. I don’t believe it’s dropped but nothing has been said about it recently that I have heard.
It probably wouldn’t be prosecuted until after the Article 32 hearing or a courts-martial if that’s recommended anyway. That’s really all I know on the subject which isn’t a lot.