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DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe
« on: August 16, 2010, 02:45:36 PM »
DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe

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WSJ.com via AP
16 Aug 2010

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has ended its six-year criminal probe of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay without filing criminal charges.

One of Mr. DeLay's lawyers, Richard Cullen, said Monday that the Justice Department's public-integrity section informed Mr. DeLay's legal team early last week that it was ending the investigation of the former lawmaker's ties to onetime lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"Six years is a long time, and I'm sure he wishes it had happened years ago," Mr. Cullen said of the investigation's conclusion.

Justice Department spokeswoman Laura Sweeney declined to comment, which is normally the case when the department ends a criminal probe without filing charges.

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State charges still pending, but you've got to believe that with this, it makes the state case a whole lot weaker.

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Re: DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2010, 09:24:31 AM »
HAHAHAHA!!!!
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Re: DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2010, 09:46:08 AM »
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State charges still pending, but you've got to believe that with this, it makes the state case a whole lot weaker.

IIRC those state charges are pretty weak and the prosecutor basically had to shop around for a friendly grand jury to even get the indictments against Delay.

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Re: DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2010, 09:53:11 AM »
 :popcorn: DUmmy heads A' ssplodin' in 3... 2... 1...  :hi5:
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Re: DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2010, 11:34:52 AM »
All that time and money wated...just to go after a political enemy...its a shame.
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Re: DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2010, 01:36:35 PM »
 What a waste, well not to the ones who destroyed his career.


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Re: DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2010, 04:28:27 PM »
IIRC those state charges are pretty weak and the prosecutor basically had to shop around for a friendly grand jury to even get the indictments against Delay.

Correct.

And the idiot trying to bring down DeLay in Texas is Ronnie Earle.

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Re: DeLay Won't Face Charges as Justice Department Ends Probe
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2010, 12:47:28 AM »
I think it is funny when the DUmmies plans fail :tongue:
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