Posted on 06/04/2007 9:52:18 AM PDT by Keith in Iowa
Edited on 06/04/2007 11:09:19 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON — Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted Monday on 16 counts related to a long-running bribery investigation on counts including racketeering, obstruction of justice and conspiracy. [snip]
Previously from Drudge.com:
Sources tell CBS NEWS that Congressman William Jefferson (D-LA) will be indicted this afternoon on more than a dozen counts involving public corruption. Jefferson has been the subject of a ongoing probe in which FBI agents allegedly found more than 90-thousand dollars in cash in his freezer. The Justice Department is expected to unveil the charges later today... Developing...
How long til the “Race Card” is played?..............
Kinda hard to absolve Ice taking the bribe ON VIDEO TAPE!!!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/21/AR2006052100167.html
90K in the freezer is not “a ham sandwich”!
Took long enough. I suspect Pelosi and Co. will try and run interference so he can walk away Scott free.
" Lookit, I'm innocent. My defense is simpe. I had $90 large ones in my freezer because, as a compassionate Democrat, I was helping out a distinguished foreign dignitary."
"What happened was I got an email from Nigerian General Kachinga Cheatchusuckah who had a problem."
"So once Gen Cheatchusuckah transfers Idi Amin's secret Ugandan gold
reserves from the Swiss bank vault to a refrigerated truck I leased........"
Time to get the plunger out Nancy. The swamp is full of sh**.
You beat me to it. Nancy was all about the culture of corruption that Republicans created in Washington. Yep, Nancy thought that good Democrats would never do anything corrupt. Only evil Republicans were part of the culture of corruption.
I’m glad to see that the approval ratings of the Democratic congress are in the tank. While Bush’s ratings continue to be very low, the Dem. congress is not exactly inspiring confidence among the people.
About time.
And I doubt General Pelosi will say a single word about it, much less ask him to step down.
IIRC the FBI found out about the cash after Hurricane Katrina when he had the National Guard put their rescue activities on hold to go get his freezer with the cash.
I have to amdit I am surpised .. I really thought he’d get away with it
Have you ever tried to thaw out a big bundle of cash? I've tried heat lamps, microwave ovens, electric blankets, and it takes for-freaking-ever. There was this one time I had a full duffel bag of it frozen solid as a brick.....
More like a "Badge of Honor."
Happy Days are here again.
CULTURE. OF. CORRUPTION.
Of course not.
Democrats are corrupt??
Since when??
“Will Ms. Nancy ask him to resign?”
That was my first question, too. He has already said he won’t resign. Second question is can R’s demand he resign?
Nope, she will call it an out of control witch hunt! and demand that the indictments be dropped!
They do have a point.
Whitey Sandy Burgler walks with no jail time.
Did you want them to rush into filing a case and bringing charges on an imcomplete case, so he could beat the rap? Me, I would rather them take their time, build a great case against him and hopefully other democrats and get solid convictions that will tarnish the most ethical congress in history. /sarcasm on the last.
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