Witness: McDonnell struggled to rein in his wife

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Witness: McDonnell struggled to rein in his wife
Published: Monday, August 18, 2014 at 5:04 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, August 18, 2014 at 5:04 p.m.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Gov. Bob McDonnell struggled to rein in his wife's erratic behavior, causing turmoil throughout the executive staff and nearly prompting a mass resignation among workers in the governor's mansion, a defense witness testified Monday.

Other former McDonnell administration officials said the ex-governor never pressed them to help the onetime CEO of a nutritional supplements company who wanted state tobacco commission funding for universities to conduct research on his chief product, the anti-inflammatory Anatabloc.

After prosecutors presented nearly three weeks of testimony in the public corruption trial of McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, lawyers for the former Republican governor opened their defense with even more testimony that portrayed his wife badly, saying she lashed out when she didn't get her way.

The McDonnells are charged in a 14-count indictment with accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams in exchange for promoting his company's products.upplements.


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[randys1]

1. She sounds like a typical white rightwing privileged person who gets what she god damn

wants OR ELSE.

The worst one percent is those rightwing ones who dont deserve a penny in the first place.

[elleng]

2. So his defense: My wife made me do it!

[Javaman]

13. +1

they are trying to pin it on her so he can run again.

nothing more despicable than someone who can't own up to their own crap and tries to blame someone else.

he will fail.

[elleng]

15. He may (or may not) fail in his defense,

but as to running again, ANYWHERE, for ANYTHING?

[Javaman]

19. oh, I never said he'd be successful...

these sociopaths think they are infallible.

[sakabatou]

17. Sounds like it

[valerief]

26. I know. What an asshole he is. nt

[DebbieCDC]

3. Hypocrites

Amazing how the wingers are all "there is no war on women", "husbands should protect their wives", "the family is the cornerstone of America" blah blah blah until it becomes expedient for the good Xtian husband to throw the wife under the bus to save his own ass.

[theHandpuppet]

25. +1000

Yep, you nailed it.

[Nay]

27. Funny how that is! And all those trusting wives think that THEIR husbands

would never do such a thing as throw them under the bus.....riiiiiiiight. They are just as expendable as the rest of us. Wonder if they'll learn the lesson....nah.

[Doctor_J]

4. Just imagine if Hate Radio was reversed

You would hear about this at least 4 hrs/day in every square inch of the country, plus on AFR.

If we do something drastic about hate radio, we have a good chance to make a comeback

[C Moon]

5. It sounds like the defense is going to blame the wife for everything.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/08/mcdonnell-corruption-trial-reveals-unflattering-portrait-of-maureen-mcdonnell-ex-va-first-lady-10614.html

"As prosecutors presented their case to the jury over the first three weeks of the trial, the likely defense strategy began to emerge: Shift the blame for almost all of the alleged wrongdoing on Maureen McDonnell, then claim that she can't be convicted of selling the influence of the governor's office because she was not a public official."

[Mr.Bill]

6. Shows what a fine person he is.

Throwing his wife under the bus to save his own ass.

[kairos12]

7. More like under the limo.

[calimary]

12. Or under the Ferarri.

[rurallib]

8. to think, this guy was high on the list to be vice-president

in the 2012 race.

[Blue_Tires]

16. Yeah, his star was rising...

Very slick, well-packaged and marketed until the wheels came off...

[underpants]

22. and his 1998 Master's Thesis at REgent U was about the strength of family

and how government corrupts the family.

[rurallib]

24. maybe the judge will read it to him at the sentencing

[Historic NY]

9. Wait aren't Republican men suppose to control their women...

its in the GOP bible or something.

[Tikki]

10. Typical repug...those people have a long history of hiding behind their women's skirts.

Sad....


Tikki

[Thinkingabout]

11. Guess he was really struggling to rein her in as he drove the Ferrari, it would have

Been interesting to follow him as he fought to keep her away from the car.

[underpants]

23. Lawyer, District Atty, Commonwealth's Atty, Atty General of the Commonwealth

and they were supposedly broke but she shows up with a Rolex and they take a $36,000 trip to Cape Cod - he doesn't ask where it came from. His staff was worried about how it looked and disclosure but not Mr. Lawyer Man. Oh and she sold off her Star Scientific stock at the end of 2011 (I think) to avoid disclosing it then bought it back in January of the next year.

[brooklynite]

14. Maybe he should have quoted some Bible verses at her...

[Dale Neiburg]

28. Well, at least ...

...he's using the Genesis 3:12 alibi.

[burnsei sensei]

18. Will someone please tell me why this is national news?

nt

[chrisa]

21. "Struggled to Rein in his Wife." I hate this term.

Rein in how? She's an adult, not a child. He shouldn't have to "rein" her in. Sounds like something that would be said in the 1950's.

[littlemissmartypants]

29. I'm doing it again.

This really should not be a surprise anymore by now.

Power and Control is the way, the truth and the religion of these sociopaths.

Judy Lynn, another great post.

Love, Peace and Shelter.
Lmsp