[exodus]

Why do you consider your government too good to frame a man that fought against governmental abuses?
- exodus

I believe that my government is capable of framing a man that fought against governmental abuses. With Mr. Traficant, no framing was necessary.
# 56 by Mr. Bird
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I say again, Mr. Bird, you did not watch the Ethics Committee hearings.

How do I know??

You still think Traficant is guilty. If you had seen Traficant’s documented physical evidence, and heard Richard Detore’s testimony, you would know that Traficant was innocent of all charges, and was in fact illegally targeted by the FBI, the IRS, and the Justice Department.

Here is the link to C-Span’s videos of the hearings.
You’ll need RealPlayer to watch them.

[Mr. Bird]

Who gives a crap about the Ethics Committee hearings? They didn't convict him of anything, they just recommended he get kicked out of the House. That's their business. I tried to leave well enough alone by stating that there was no consensus on the matter here: some of us have no problem seeing Traficant go to jail, others believe he was railroaded.

I submit that there is NO exonerating evidence. Zero. Screw the link to the video, that ain't the trial.