Ashcroft facing prosecution?

[cmayer]

Wouldn't that be sweet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47648-2004Apr27.html

Funny how those financial records can come back and bite you. From what I've read, A*croft will skate, though. His campaign treasurer won't.

[aquart]

1. Stop teasing me.

You know it will never happen.

Unless he changes parties.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. Heh heh.

Almost sounds like an Onion headline.

"Ashcroft arrests self, reads self Miranda warning."

[BigMcLargehuge]

4. he could only go as far as the first right, though

then he woudn't have to say anything else...

What a confusing situation for the crisco headed fundie nut.

[HFishbine]

3. How about a snip?

Hmm?

[cmayer]

5. Here's the snip.

<snip> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47648-2004Apr27.html

The Justice Department's Public Integrity Section is reviewing allegations that Attorney General John D. Ashcroft may have violated federal campaign finance and disclosure laws based on information developed by the Federal Election Commission.

The section is responsible for determining whether allegations merit investigation as potential criminal violations of campaign finance and disclosure laws and for making recommendations as to whether a special counsel would be needed when a potential conflict of interest with senior Justice officials exists.

At issue is the valuable campaign fundraising list of then-Sen. Ashcroft (R-Mo.). He had claimed ownership of the fundraising list during an FEC inquiry, but had not reported it as an asset on his Senate or Justice Department financial disclosure statements.

The institute triggered the original FEC investigation almost three years ago, which resulted in a determination in December that Ashcroft's 1998 leadership political action committee, Spirit of America, and his Senate reelection campaign committee, Ashcroft 2000, had committed at least four violations of federal campaign laws. The two committees agreed to pay a $37,000 fine to settle the issue.

[HFishbine]

6. Thanks.

Much appreciated.