Man indicted in phone jamming case...Administration approved scheme

[im10ashus]

Man indicted in phone jamming case will argue Administration approved election scheme

The fourth man indicted in a New Hampshire phone-jamming scheme -- in which Republican operatives jammed the phone lines of Democratic get-out-the-vote efforts in a 2002 Senate race -- will argue at trial that the Bush Administration and the national Republican Party gave their approval to the plan, according to a motion filed by his attorney Thursday.

Shaun Hansen, the former owner of the company that placed hang-up calls to jam Democratic phone lines, was indicted in March for conspiring to commit and aiding and abetting the commission of interstate telephone harassment relating to a scheme to thwart get out the vote efforts on Election Day, 2002.

His lawyer's motion signals that Hansen intends to argue that he was entrapped because the Administration allegedly told his superiors the calls were legal. The filing indicates, however, that Hansen does not have firsthand knowledge of Administration intervention.

Hansen’s lawyer offered an inside look of his defense strategy in yesterday's filing: his client will assert that he believed he was acting on behalf of the government and the Republican Party through his work with GOP Marketplace.

cont'd...

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Man_indicted_in_election_day_phone_0707.html

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Defense: "They made me do it . . . . " n/t

[im10ashus]

2. I would like to know who that "unkown attorney" is.

The one cited in the motion.

http://www.senatemajority.com/files/HANSEN_AFFIRMATIVE_DEFENSES.pdf

[opihimoimoi]

3. A Poor Pathetic Excuse: They friggen knew they were doing WRONG

Conservative Assholes... Anything to WIN...LIE CHEAT STEAL...the Republican WAY

[im10ashus]

6. If his affirmative defenses hold up in court...

it could be a huge upset for the GOP.

[wryter2000]

9. Wait! I know who authorized it

Scooter Libby. No need to look further.

[Chimichurri]

4. he may end up "heart attacked" then cremated. He better be

careful.

[ladjf]

11. Or, commit suicide.

[dennis00]

5. Rove's Office

Should be called White House Office Of Political Schemes - WHOOPS - caught again.

[wakeme2008]

7. He is still guilty...

sorry bush is not going to help him out....

[im10ashus]

8. Bush may have him silenced.

But he won't be giving him help, you are right.

[ladjf]

10. We are going to have to have more than this. Exactly what evidence

does he have that leads him to believe that the administration approved it?

[im10ashus]

12. That should come to light as the discovery process unfolds.

If they are just now filing their affirmative defenses, soon they will start with depositions and interrogatories. This could get interesting.