[elhombrelibre]

Could they be people who wanted him to support the Democratic Party's view of Saddam as peaceful man?

[Catspaw]

This smacks of a cozy deal between Ritter's lawyer and the ADA. We just had a DA in a county south of me (in Wisconsin) get tossed out by the voters because of allegations he gave sweetheart deals in DUI cases to a friend of his. Of course, there was that audio tape in which the (now) former DA bragged about having sex with an office staffer on his desk....he never made it past the primary.

Anyway, I've seen a few (very few) cozy deals between defense lawyers and prosecutors. They usually get found out rather soon & all hell breaks loose. Courthouse gossip is BRUTAL.

Ritter, his lawyer and the prosecutor should've known better than to think this would remain secret. The courthouse is a porous place & all it would take is a few words overheard by the wrong (to Ritter) people. I'm just amazed that this stayed a secret until now. Why this came out now, of course, is a matter of great speculation. And it's just sooo much fun.