Comments on: Justice Department To Void Case Against Former Sen. Ted Stevens

By: Buddha Is Laughing

Buddha Is Laughing — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:01:18 +0000

I’ll have to say this was the goal of the Bush DOJ from the outset of the case. No reasonable observer of this case could think that the prosecution wasn’t bucking for this outcome based on their actions. My question is when will attorney’s be investigated and punished for their misconduct?

By: SlipperyOne

SlipperyOne — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:30:21 +0000

Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK), who defeated Stevens in the November vote, called the decision to end Stevens’ prosecution “reasonable.”

“I always said I didn’t think Sen. Stevens should serve time in jail, and hopefully this decision ensures that is the case,” Begich said. “It’s time for Sen. Stevens, his family and Alaskans to move on and put this behind us.”

And to think this man gets to vote. Oh my. Can you spell Potato[e]? Can you say, some real bright ones hold public office. I am sure his heart is in the right place, but can someone turn the light on for the man.

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:10:59 +0000

Is it beyond the Bush DOJ to withhold evidence in order to get the result that Stevens just got? I don’t have any evidence, but politicizing the DOJ can lead to these kind of results.

By: Former Federal LEO

Former Federal LEO — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:53:21 +0000

If the accounts of prosecutorial misconduct are accurate, then the prosecutors and others must be prosecuted and “barred” from practicing law by their bars.

I strongly dislike Stevens, but such DOJ misconduct is criminal and I think vacating the decision is the correct action, if all of the DOJ legal staffs involved are investigated and punished, if warranted.