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Abramoff Crony Gets New Trial
From the AP:
A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial for a former Bush administration official convicted in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.David Safavian, former chief of staff for the General Services Administration, was convicted of lying to investigators about his relationship with Abramoff. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison but the sentence was put on hold while the appeal played out.
He did cry at his sentencing.
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What was the legal basis for the granting of the appeal? Don't tell us an appeal was granted without informing us on what legal basis a judge granted it.
June 17, 2008 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
As with all things RealUglyCon, the first thing to check is who the judge is, appointed by whom, and (always) whether the judge is/was a member of the Federalist Society. Once these are known, a better perspective on the ruling develops.
June 17, 2008 2:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
He got an appeal because he cried and said he knew his behavior looked bad and there was just a misunderstanding. It broke the judge's heart and he gets a do-over.
June 17, 2008 12:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
If he was a Democrat, I am sure he would be breaking rocks in a Bosnian prison camp by now. Betcha.
June 17, 2008 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe he helped out the wide stance judge in chambers.
June 17, 2008 2:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
dude, your linking abilities SUCK
that link that says "AP", ???
it don't go to an "AP' article
it links to another TPM page (which is taking FOREVER to load)
if you're gonna ;ink to another TPM page, then fooking say you're linking to another TPM page
if you say it's a link to an "AP" article, then the link damn well better lead to an "AP" article
we're using english here, and the words got preassigned meanings
you don't get to make it up as you go along
June 17, 2008 2:26 PM | Reply | Permalink