The lawyers tried to convince Comey that it would be sufficient punishment for Stewart to pay a civil fine and that filing criminal charges - given how little she gained from the deal - would be overkill, the sources said.
I hope Martha hasn't given so much money to the Democrats (over $200K in 2000) that she won't have enough left over for her fines, whether civil or criminal!
11 posted on 01/25/2003 8:41:33 AM PST by mountaineer