"Astonishing List Of Acts" Did DOJ Retaliate Against Siegelman Whistleblower?-By Scott Horton

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By Scott Horton
July 7, 3:51 PM
Did DOJ Retaliate Against Siegelman Whistleblower?

In a nine-page June 1, 2009 letter to her boss, Attorney General Eric Holder, Tamarah Grimes, a member of the Justice Department team that prosecuted former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, itemized an astonishing list of acts of misconduct by her colleagues as they developed what they called “the Big Case.”

*Two key witnesses were cajoled, coached, and pressured to change their testimony to better support the charges. This specifically included the key evidence given by one witness on which Siegelman was convicted. But, as Grimes notes, the witness in fact had no recollection of the events–he was pressured to recount them in a way that suited the prosecutors.

*Documents were purloined from a Waste Management site.


*Members of the prosecution team communicated directly with a pro-prosecution juror while the case was pending and afterwards.

*Every aspect of the case was overseen by U.S. Attorney Canary. She had nominally recused herself from the case because her husband, a friend of Karl Rove and the most prominent G.O.P. elections advisor in Alabama, was advising a campaign against Siegelman for which the prosecution provided essential grist.

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[clear eye]

1. Larisa Alexandrovna broke this over a year ago on Raw Story.

Unless he got new info, Horton may be a plagiarist.

[Luminous Animal]

2. Horton is reporting on a letter and a firing

that happened a month ago. Unless Larisa can travel to the future, then yes, this is new info.

[Winterblues]

3. In a nine-page June 1, 2009 letter to her boss, Attorney General Eric Holder,

Over a year ago? I think not

[Blackhatjack]

4. All the more reason to 'clean house' in the US Atty's Offices and step up internal investigations

This is the one area where Obama can make an immediate difference, and overturn the Bush taint.

[glitch]

5. Yes he can -- and this would risk no precious political capital, in fact he would gain more. nt