TRANSCRIPT: Police Interview With Sen. Larry Craig

ABC News ^ | 08/30/2007

[cajungirl]

Are you suggesting that because a single cop questioned him that he is guilty?

I just found the statement that his putting his roller bag in front of the stall door when he went in the stall as “suspicious” incredible.

The cop sounded young and stupid.

There is nothing here and I suspect either a set up or an attempt to get a bribe.

ANyone who travels via plane once a week is tired, just wants to not miss the next plane and might just agree to anything to get out. He never once said he made an advance and the notion that tapping his feet was an advance is laughable.

[OldEagle]

"Weak stuff."

So do you suspect Larry Flynt?

[Domandred]

I’m not suggesting he is guilty at all. But I am throwing him under the bus politically. No matter how any guilt or innocence plays out if he stays in office and attempts to seek reelection it will do far more harm to the GOP then if he just resigns now, innocent or not.

Trust me you do not want Craig in office come election time either way because of this.

[21stCenturyFreeThinker]

I am not a "junior G-man ..."

Neither am I but I did watch Cops while staying at a Holiday Inn last night. lol

Could anyone believe the cop's assertion that "every person I've had so far has told me the truth," and that "We've been respectful to each other and then they've gone on their way. And I've never had to bring anybody to jail because everybody's been truthful to me." The man has led a charmed life or reminds people of their parish priest.

Lying is ok in interrogations. Even about pertinent facts. Probably shouldn't be but it is.

It also does not appear that the cop had probable cause to detain Craig, let alone arrest him. No illegal transaction had occurred -- ...

So what would be probable cause in one of these bathrooms stings?

... and no articuable offer and no articulable acceptance of said offer took place.

So if the entire transaction is done in sign language or gestures it's ok? Apparently this is the language of anonymous bathroom sex.

I don't appreciate being harrassed in public restrooms or elsewhere ...

I don't care what anybody does in private, but this business in public restrooms needs to stop.

Even the vaunted FBI was proven to have framed several defendants in Boston, and said defendants, I recall, served 20+ years of hard time or died while incarcerated.

That was a disgusting incident. It also reminds me of the incident in California where they got a 14 year old boy and his friends to confess to murdering his sister. DNA proved it was someone else.

But if the police did him wrong then they did the other people caught up in this sting equally as wrong. I don't see that he was singled out for special treatment. Too many things out of police control had to happen to put Craig in this position.

[Sue Perkick]

Oh for goodness sake.

[Sue Perkick]

That’s what I’m thinking too.

[thefactor]

well, no. your assumption is false. the tin-foil hatters think that the cop was tipped off to the senator by the gay lobby and the cop was instructed/paid-off to intentionally do this to the senator.

it's ludicrous, of course.

[barker]

many FReepers, even, are so willing to throw him under the bus without so much as a chance to clear his throat

Exactly. Disgusting, isn't it?

Strange that this happened in June but everyone is acting like it just happened this week. The reporter or who ever broke this story got a "tip" last week. I think he was sitting on the story until the right time to break it. Just in time to get the Hsu story off the front page.

A sex scandal makes better headlines than another illegal donation story any day.

[thefactor]

did the cop know who the senator was at the time of the alleged incident, iyho?

[Palladin]

That’s a rotten thing to say about a vice cop who is doing his best to clean up public bathrooms from the likes of that filthy disgusting hypocrite, Senator Larry Craig.

[milford421]

“So do you suspect Larry Flynt?”

That’s funny?

Weak stuff.

[bigjackattack]

bobby brown 2007

[tennmountainman]

‘Craig was foolish not to fight if he’s innocent.”

Foolish? He’s gonna be gone shortly because of his poor judgement.

Don’t be too sad. Thats one less senate vote for shamnesty.

[milford421]

“A sex scandal makes better headlines than another illegal donation story any day.”

Oh yea...especially when the former is a Republican, and the latter is a Democrat.

[shield]

This cop has other reports about HIS behavior!!!

[#1CTYankee]

I have respected your views in the past but I think you've got this one wrong.
Sounds like a weasel trying to squirm, sounds guilty as all getup to me.

The day I plead guilty to something so I don't miss a flight (Or otherwise) is the day I my lose my honor.

Never happen, this perv is as guilty as Mr "it depends on what the word is".

Resign now moron.

[Palladin]

NEVER shake hands with a US Senator!

[bigjackattack]

what do you want? a video

[shield]

This cop has other reports on his behavior:
HERE
HERE

[milford421]

“what do you want? a video”

I’d settle for evidence...something, anything.

big jacks a nube.