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Mike Dukakis: Petraeus didn’t go to jail for lying, so neither should Tsarnaev’s friend
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/06/05/mike-dukakis-petraeus-didn-jail-for-lying-neither-should-tsarnaev-friend/rZvIrXV4VwSJ4GblWNjrwM/story.htmlFormer Gov. Michael Dukakis offered a letter of support on behalf of family friend Robel Phillipos, a friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who was found guilty of lying to investigators.
Dukakis’s argument? Four-star general and former CIA director David Petraeus lied to the FBI and revealed classified documents, and he was punished with just probation and a fine. Therefore, less consequential lying, like Phillipos’s crimes, should not result in prison time.
He writes:
We have had two cases recently in which people far more experienced and far more important than Robel have been guilty of the same offense of lying to the FBI, and neither one of them has or will do a day’s worth of time in jail. One was a former Boston police officer involved with a drug dealer for whom he covered up. The other was a four-star general who gave his mistress important government secret, classified information, and then lied to the FBI about it.
The “four-star general” here refers to Petraeus, who resigned amid accusations of an affair. He pleaded guilty to two years of probation for leaking classified information to his lover, Paula Broadwell. The Boston Police officer is a reference to Mel Steele, who was sentenced to one year of probation for lying to the FBI about providing information to a gang member.
Dukakis’s argument? Four-star general and former CIA director David Petraeus lied to the FBI and revealed classified documents, and he was punished with just probation and a fine. Therefore, less consequential lying, like Phillipos’s crimes, should not result in prison time.
He writes:
We have had two cases recently in which people far more experienced and far more important than Robel have been guilty of the same offense of lying to the FBI, and neither one of them has or will do a day’s worth of time in jail. One was a former Boston police officer involved with a drug dealer for whom he covered up. The other was a four-star general who gave his mistress important government secret, classified information, and then lied to the FBI about it.
The “four-star general” here refers to Petraeus, who resigned amid accusations of an affair. He pleaded guilty to two years of probation for leaking classified information to his lover, Paula Broadwell. The Boston Police officer is a reference to Mel Steele, who was sentenced to one year of probation for lying to the FBI about providing information to a gang member.
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...this only reaffirms my admiration for him.
Sucks.
