DeLay may sue Travis County district attorney after court overturns conviction
WASHINGTON — Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, reveling in victory Thursday against Texas prosecutors in a money-laundering case, said his political career is over but he’s eager to return to the courthouse.
If he can find a lawyer “with a backbone,” DeLay said, he’ll considering suing the Travis County
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WASHINGTON – Tom DeLay is thrilled that an appeals court threw out his conviction today on political money laundering charges. But after an 8-year ordeal that ended an unusually powerful congressional career, he’s not ready to forgive and forget.
“I cannot take this laying down. For the welfare of the people that serve in the future I can’t just let this go,” he said at the U.S. Capitol, after sharing a closed-door lunch with current Texas Republican lawmakers.
The former House majority leader from Sugar Land is considering suing Travis County if, he said, he can find a lawyer “with a backbone.”
DeLay was at a prayer meeting when his lawyer called with news of the ruling. Gesturing to the copy he held in a manila folder, he said, “It’s scathing. It’s embarrassing to the prosecution and to the judge…. I hope it sends a signal to a lot of people who have been concerned about standing up and running for office.”
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