Safire joins the Marthagate defense team!
1 posted on
06/12/2003 6:29:29 PM PDT by
tvn
To: tvn
Safire has to throw a bone to his boss, or bosses, at the NY Times from time to time. This is one of those times ...
2 posted on
06/12/2003 6:36:40 PM PDT by
BluH2o
To: All
4 posted on
06/12/2003 6:49:03 PM PDT by
RadioFR
To: tvn
Because when she voluntarily answered the questions of investigators, she was not under oath and could never have perjured herself. To make a case, the prosecution stooped to the use of Section 1001 of the criminal code, which makes it a crime to knowingly and materially mislead federal investigators. Prosecutors use it to beef up weak indictments, and judges often dismiss that count first.
What is he talking about? Judges don't dismiss these counts at all. Certainly not before trial. They don't have the power to review grand jury minutes.
5 posted on
06/12/2003 6:54:13 PM PDT by
BikerNYC
To: tvn
You can count out Martha's brother! He says she needs jail time to humble his sister!
6 posted on
06/12/2003 7:07:13 PM PDT by
Arpege92
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