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Jefferson’s district director subpoenaed (DemocRAT-Louisiana)
thehill.com ^
| 04/18/07
| Susan Crabtree and Mike Soraghan
Posted on 04/18/2007 8:01:49 PM PDT by Ellesu
The district director of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in the federal investigation that has been dogging Jefferson since last year.
The district director, Stephanie Butler, notified the Clerk of the House that she has received a subpoena to appear before a grand jury meeting in the Eastern District of Virginia, which is headquartered in Alexandria. Butlers announcement was read on the floor Wednesday evening.
Subpoenas issued by executive branch agencies, like the Justice Department, must be reported to the House Clerk because of separation of powers and speech-and-debate clause issues. Jefferson has claimed in court that a raid on his office last year was unconstitutional because it trampled on congressional independence.
The subpoena is part of a 16-month international bribery investigation of Jefferson, who allegedly accepted $100,000 from a telecommunications businessman. Of that, $90,000 was later recovered in a freezer in the congressman's D.C. home.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democrat; feds; freezer; louisiana; subpoenaed; williamjefferson
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To: Ellesu
The dumbest thing the GOP did in 2006 was not allowing the investigation to go forward on this guy. Does Hastert, Delay, and Newt really think that Pelosi and co. would do the same thing and stick up for a GOP member of congress that was in the same boat?
If they believe that, they indeed deserved to lose and then some.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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posted on
04/18/2007 8:25:41 PM PDT
by
The South Texan
(The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
To: Zack Nguyen
I dont understand why Republicans stood up for Jefferson after his office in Washington was raided. Do they not realize how that looks to the rest of us?
There is a legitimate institutional concern about separation of powers here. At its base, Congress thinks that the executive branch ought not interfere in its affairs. It's kind of the reverse of the current debate about executive privilege. The concern is that the executive will raid Congressional offices for purely political reasons, forcing Congressmen to tow the executive branch's line for fear of a retaliatory raid. I'm not saying that Congress' position is correct (especially where the executive got a search warrant before conducting their search), but that's why the Republican leadership did what they did.
To: Zack Nguyen
Do they not realize how that looks to the rest of us? Do you not realize.....that they do not care how it looks?
Where have you been hiding the last 20 years?
No offense intended, just saying......
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posted on
04/18/2007 8:51:36 PM PDT
by
LasVegasMac
(Boy, do ya know how it feels to run 3 wide?)
To: Ellesu
This case is moving at a snails pace. FOX should do an investigation
on this case just as they did with "Sandy Burglar" and spotlight it.
And since the Dems refuse to eat their own, "while dropping the "Repub party of corruption" solo",
they'll cave like a mud pie.
We need an offensive on this idiot to set precedence in the Congress.
But then I'm just a grunt taxpayer.
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posted on
04/18/2007 8:56:42 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(God Bless America)
To: umgud
"Jefferson will die of old age before hes brought to justice." Or -- die atop a nappy headed ho after a crack overdose...
He'll never see a day behind bars......He's a Democrat.
Semper Fi
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04/18/2007 11:27:48 PM PDT
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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