"More Trouble For Coleman: Latest Lawsuit Upends His First Defense".... LINK

[Blackhatjack]

The more this story is squeezed, the more damning it becomes for Sen Coleman. Of course Coleman characterized it as a hit piece by the Al Franken Campaign, but the Politico has consistently confirmed that the Franken Campaign had nothing to do with their investigation and subsequent reporting.

Norm Coleman was always near the top of my list of Repubs that needed to be unseated.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/10/more-trouble-for-coleman_n_142797.html

"A second lawsuit has been filed against Nasser Kazeminy, Norm Coleman's longtime friend and financial adviser, again alleging that the Minnesota financier steered $75,000 to the Senator's family.

This suit, like the first, charges that the money was funneled to the Colemans through the insurance company that employs the Senator's wife. Only this time, a new accusation is leveled, one that could upend much of the defense that Coleman has deployed: the money was meant not for Laurie Coleman, but rather -- at least originally -- for the Senator himself.

Indeed, according to the second lawsuit, Kazeminy at first demanded that executives at Deep Marine Technology, a company he controlled, pay $75,000 to the Senator to help with his family's financial situation.

"Our clients were advised that Mr. Kazeminy first sought to have DMT make quarterly cash payments of $25,000 to Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota," writes plaintiff's attorney Anthony Paduano, citing a "confidential" informant.

If this is true -- and Glenn Thrush, the Politico reporter who first broke the story, aptly called it "breathtakingly stupid" -- it complicates things for Coleman both legally and politically."

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[Pab Sungenis]

1. So, if he wins the election after all

then he could be expelled from the Senate just like Stevens is going to. Of course, Pawlenty will appoint a Republican to replace him, but it would still mean the end of Coleman.