Doolittle setting up fund for legal fees

[Robbien]

Source: Auburn Journal

U.S. Rep. John Doolittle, R-Roseville, said Friday that he's moving toward establishing a legal defense fund to raise money to cover increasing legal costs connected to what he described in a prepared statement as a fight to save his reputation.

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The probe clouded Doolittle's election win in November. The nine-term congressman for the sprawling Northern California Fourth District had consistently won more than 60 percent of the vote in previous elections. But in November, despite visits by President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in the month prior to the election and the relative lack of name recognition for his Democrat challenger, Doolittle mustered 49 percent of the vote to newcomer Charlie Brown's 46 percent.

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Doolittle's house was searched on Friday, April 13. He was in his district at the time he learned of the afternoon search, he said. Doolittle said he was on his way to Oroville for a lunch meeting that he decided to cancel when he got word by phone. Agents left with three computers and the contents of two large filing cabinets filled with files related to his wife's business, Doolittle said.

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On the question of whether he was considering a lawsuit, Doolittle said he could not answer the question. "There will be more interesting things to come in the future," Doolittle said.

Read more: http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2007/04/22/news/top_stories/02doolittle22.txt

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Setting up a defense fund is the standard next step of GOP criminal indictments. Slowly this may work its way through to the end.

Other GOP investigations

On successive days, Wednesday and Thursday, Reps. John Doolittle, of California, and Rick Renzi, of Arizona, disclosed FBI raids, proclaiming their innocence but exposing their legal jeopardy.
. . .

Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., faces a possible ethics investigation amid accusations that she pressured now-fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias to indict New Mexico Democrats before last year's fall elections.

Rep. Gary Miller, R-Calif., under investigation by the FBI for a series of land deals, is facing Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) ads alleging he lied about a land sale that he declined to pay taxes on. Footage shows Miller repeatedly pleading with Monrovia, Calif., officials to buy 165 acres of his property. Miller made more than $10 million off the 2002 sale, but he sheltered the profits from capital-gains taxes by claiming the sale was forced under threat of eminent domain.

Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., faces FBI scrutiny of his work as House Appropriations Committee chairman, and his campaign filings this month showed he has racked up $892,951.69 since July in legal fees.

And for the first time, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., reported significant legal fees — $15,620.60 — in his campaign filing this month, as he tries to stave off accusations that he used taxpayer-funded congressional staff members and resources to do political work.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003676386_gop22.html

[jwirr]

1. Let them fight - the longer this is aired in the courts the more pugs

lose. Come on guys show us your dirty laundry.

[xchrom]

2. i really, really want some solid evidense to surface that

the works were on for prosecutions{persecutions} of dems for 08.

this -- for me -- is really what this is about.

margins are slim -- and for rove and other republick party members -- a permanent republick party majority is the goal.

getting back both houses or at least one -- i believe -- is what rove is after for 08.

he wants it real, real bad.

[Robbien]

4. Tim Griffin and his caging methods are what got millions of votes

contested and thrown out in 2006. Tim Griffin was rewarded with an USA job which puts him in a great spot to exploit the nonexistent voter fraud.

We have to keep a close eye on who is put in this USA positions.

[xchrom]

5. after florida and ohio -- i don't think dems

can be too vigilant.

voter fraud and dem party persecution is part and parcel of republick party strategy.

[Robbien]

8. However, DC Dems don't seem very vigilant

Outside of the Investigation panels, DC Dems still ignore the systems GOPers have in place to stop lower income/minority voters from voting.

[xchrom]

9. we are in absolute agreement -- and i am very, very concerned that beltway leadership

SEEMS ignorant of the virulent nature of the game that's being played.

since i don't believe they are ignorant -- then a different diagnosis is needed.

but i'm not sure some of our tried and true analysis that reults in flaming is what's needed to figure this out.

i don't even think howard dean is as concerned as he should be about it -- and i like howard dean.

then if a succint and logical analysis of their behavior can be had -- can it be used to change their behavior?

[loudsue]

3. Bring on the investigations! Rove needs to be next!!

I don't care if it's a Dem or a repervlikin, if our "elected" reps are stealing our tax dollars for personal gain, or acting as criminals in ANY capacity, they need to be sent packing.

:applause: Get rid of the crooks! ALL OF 'EM!! :woohoo:


:kick::kick::kick:

[marmar]

6. Between representing big business interests and appearing in court....

Republicans must have little time to actually to talk to the people in their districts.

[AlCzervik]

7. the bee also had an excellent analysis of Doolittle's problems and it sure looks

like Ring is singing like a bird, i predict within 3 months he'll be leaving congress.

http://www.sacbee.com/111/v-print/story/159160.html

[LiberalFighter]

10. 3 computers? Were they all his in that they were for his use?

[Fovea]

11. The new republic party slogan should be

Im in ur government, messing with ur legals.