Guilty of allowing the appearance of impropriety, at a minimum, hopefully due to not being aware of the man's past. Does Fred Thompson want to be president, a Republican president ... really? If so, this sort of oversight is not going to help get him there. He needs to disassociate himself, quickly and decisively. Circling the wagons around a former drug dealer isn't going to impress Republican primary voters. Simple as that.
Impropriety?! Supposedly, Martin committed drug crimes long before he had any dealings with Fred. Going as far back as 1973! That is 35 years ago. Another case is 22 years old.
Fred was never involved in any illegal dealings with Martin and should be given the benefit of the doubt.
Btw, who do you support?