Stevens questions FBI authority in corruption case

[Truth2Tell]

Source: St Petersberg Times

By MATT APUZZO
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Ted Stevens accused the Justice Department of trampling on the independence of Congress, arguing Thursday that the corruption case against him should be thrown out.

That legal argument will test the limits of a court ruling that prosecutors fear could limit their ability to investigate corruption on Capitol Hill. Stevens said FBI agents went too far when they questioned his Senate aides.

The Alaska Republican is scheduled to go on trial next month on charges that he lied on Senate disclosure records about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and services he received from a powerful oil services contractor, VECO Corp.

Stevens said the FBI's long-running corruption probe intruded on his Senate affairs. He cited the Constitution's speech-or-debate clause, which prohibits the executive branch from using its law enforcement authority to interfere with legislative business.




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All of a sudden Ted Stevens cares about the independence of Congress and the Constitution.

So rich.

:rofl:

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Someone's ox getting gored, Ted?

Gee, what a pity.

[TerribleLarryDingle]

2. Poor wittle Stevens.

Grasping at straws. What a fucking douche
:nopity:

[maddezmom]

3. He's a funny guy that one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtOoQFa5ug8

:rofl:

Alaska's Internet speed ranks dead-last in nation

by Channel 2 News staff
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaskans are stuck with the slowest Internet download speeds in the country.

A report by the Communication Workers of America says Alaska has an average download speed of 0.8 megabytes per second.

more: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=8838615


Nothing against my fellow DU'ers from Alaska, but this article I admit cracked me up. Maybe this is why when someone sent Ted an "iternet" took 2 days to get to him. ;)

[Wapsie B]

4. Amazing how repugs like Teddy Stevens are drowning in moral relativism.

They wipe their asses on the Constitution and now they want to hide behind it? :eyes:

[KansDem]

5. "Stevens said FBI agents went too far when they questioned his Senate aides."

:nopity:This? In the age of torture, illegal wiretapping, suspension of habeas corpus, secret trials, and the like?

And he's worried about how the FBI questioned his aides? :rofl:

[L. Coyote]

9. Next, he will say that wiretapping criminals is wrong, if the criminals are senators. LOL.

[ladywnch]

6. where was he when that LA congressman had his offices raided

by the FBI? It was perfectly legal then

[santamargarita]

7. Why don't you jump off your "bridge to no where"...

...but don't hurt yourself, you still have to be convicted!

[DebbieCDC]

8. Corruption investigations do NOT equal inference in legislative business

Nice try Teddy....speech and debate clause do not protect you from being a crook.

[izquierdista]

10. Must have lost his perch

Struggling hard to claw his way back up to "above the law".