DC Madam Invesitigation Leads to Monica Goodling, Attorney Firings

[babylonsister]

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DC Madam Invesitigation Leads to Monica Goodling, Attorney Firings

This post, written by Pheonix Woman, originally appeared onFireDogLake

Poor David Vitter. The job security of Deborah Jeane Palfrey's most prominent client just got a bit shakier.

See, the main (if not only) reason his fellow Republicans aren't currently trying to boot him like they are Larry "Wide Stance" Craig is because a Democrat is -- for the next couple of months -- governor of Louisiana. But when Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is sworn in as governor of the Pelican State, Louisiana will join Larry Craig's state of Idaho in having a Republican governor, one that will appoint a Republican to replace Vitter should he be forced to leave his seat for any reason.

And his reasons for doing so just got a bit hotter, with the heating up of the long-simmering "DC Madam" case:

CLG exclusive: Citizens for Legitimate Government (CLG) has learned that a US Judge will hear a selective prosecution argument made by the so-called DC Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, on Monday. Palfrey told CLG that Monica Goodling "likely will be subpoenaed in this matter - along with many others at Justice - in the near future."

Oh, my. And get this:

According to Mr. Sibley, to support this contention, Ms. Palfrey "will be offering a composite exhibit of statements, news articles and a memo from Monica Goodling which collectively detail the politicization of the Department of Justice in a manner which lends credence to Jeane's argument of selective prosecution. At the conclusion of the argument, Jeane will be asking the Court to issue subpoenas and conduct an evidentiary hearing into these allegations."

Double oh my.

This ought to be interesting.

[fasttense]

1. I wonder if Monica Goodling ask for immunity...again? n/t

[Ian David]

2. Citizens for Legitimate Government is not a credible source.

They're not as bad as Prison Planet, but they're not especially known for tempering their enthusiasm with journalistic rigor.

[babylonsister]

3. I didn't know that. Maybe they're just outraged at this illegitimate government!

:think:

[Ian David]

8. Their heart is in the right place. They just don't always get their facts straight. n/t

[seemslikeadream]

7. Oh so they're not banned from DU yet?

[Mike Daniels]

4. The madam keeps shaking the tree hoping that something will fall out

Desparate acts by a woman who has practically nothing to show for all her claims that her list carries high profile clients.

Given the number of people scouring her phone records if there was truly something to see it would have appeared by now.

[L. Coyote]

5. This matter has been languishing in the wings. So many crooks, so little Justice

We were discussing this on DU during the Senate Hearings. This brings together the S&L scandal, Iran-Contra, Abramoff, and more.

A lot of the context:
DEAL OR NO DEAL? Abramoff's and Rove's ex-aide has "useful information" about Abramoff, White House
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x995236#1001068
Response to Reply #21
22. Monica Goodling's Lawyer at Akin Gump, also Boss of DC Madam Escort?
May-30-07 by L. Coyote

Law Blog Question of the Day: Who pays Goodling’s legal bills? Akin Gump’s Dowd is one of D.C. top white-collar defense lawyers whose rate, we’d venture to guess, is too rich for young Monica’s blood. Assuming he has some flexibility, does he cut his fees? Does he take the case pro bono for the opportunity to work on a fascinating case with lots of free publicity? Through an Akin Gump spokeswoman, Dowd declined to comment. Beltway lawyers: How does this work?
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/category/dismissed-us-attorneys

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OMG: The Akin Gump Escort Worked For... Monica Goodling's Lawyer!!!
Is this source reliable?
http://www.abovethelaw.com/2007/05/akin_gump_on_the_dc_madams_app.php#more
We have confirmed, with knowledgeable sources, what was previously rumored in reader comments. The Akin Gump Escort worked for John M. Dowd, the high-powered head of the firm's criminal litigation group.

...............We emailed Mr. Dowd to confirm that the (alleged) Akin Gump Assistant Madam worked as his secretary. We didn't receive a response from him. But a few hours later, we were contacted by a firm spokesperson:

Per your query, I write to advise that this is an internal personnel matter, and as such we will not provide comment.

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For the Googling researchers, spin-off thread here:
Monica Goodling's Lawyer at Akin Gump, also Boss of DC Madam Escort?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1001082

Research revealed that John McCain was a former client during the S&L scandal, and that the law firm is a lobbyist firm too, raking in millions from the impoverished Gila River Indians in Arizona. This is just unbelievable, $$millions$$ per year! This is also very reminiscent of Abramoff, which McCain so kindly covered up before 2004 to save Bush's election! Gila River also gives huge amounts to McCain.

Akin, Gump et al
2003 - Total Lobbying Income: $25,790,000
2003 - Gila River Indian Community $2,040,000
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2004 = $27,960,000
Gila River Indian Community $2,180,000

2005 = $28,460,000
Gila River Indian Community $1,260,000

http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtnam...

Mr. Dowd has represented a U.S. senator before the Department of Justice and the Senate Ethics Committee; a U.S. Army colonel in the Iran Contra Hearings; a U.S. senator before the Senate Ethics Committee; and a U.S. governor in litigation with the Resolution Trust Corporation and in a fact-finding hearing before the House Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, which inquired into the failure of the savings and loan industry. .....

[SpiralHawk]

6. "Hide your diapers, dudes" - republcion national committee

"Diaper sex with hookers is, um, perfectly, um, normal (for republicons)"

- Republicon Senator David Vitter (Louisiana)