http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/28/17340/4869/847/486314Siegelman: Rove's Fingerprints Smeared All Over Case
by DHinMI
Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 02:16:45 PM PDT
We know part of the story in the scandal of Republican politicization of the U.S. Attorneys. We know about U.S. Attorneys who got sacked for not doing the partisan dirty work for the Bush White House and the GOP. The other side of the story is still murky: what about the U.S. Attorneys who did willingly turn their offices in to partisan outposts and used the Department of Justice to settle political scores?
A part of that story may start to emerge with the release from federal prison of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman:
In a telephone interview shortly after he walked out of a federal prison in Oakdale, La., Mr. Siegelman said there had been "abuse of power" in his case, and repeatedly cited the influence of Karl Rove, the former White House political director.
"His fingerprints are smeared all over the case," Mr. Siegelman said, a day after a federal appeals court ordered him released on bond and said there were legitimate questions about his case.
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The former governor, a Democrat, said he would "press" to have Mr. Rove answer questions about his possible involvement in the case before Congress, which has already held a hearing on Mr. Siegelman. On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee signaled its intention to have Mr. Siegelman testify about the nature of his prosecution.
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On the telephone outside the prison today, Mr. Siegelman said he had confidence that the federal appeals court, which will now consider his larger appeal, would agree with his view of the case — that he was convicted for a transaction that regularly takes place in American politics.
Otherwise, Mr. Siegelman said, "every governor and every president and every contributor might as well turn themselves in, because it’s going to be open season on them."
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