Siegelman probe accelerated after DC meeting

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http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/

Siegelman probe accelerated after DC meeting.

Alabama GOP operative Dana Jill Simpson recently charged that Karl Rove and his allies pushed the Justice Department into prosecuting former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D) prior to a major election. In a hearing today, former federal prosecutor Doug Jones added further weight to Simpson’s claims, saying the investigation was “renewed” after prosecutors met with “Washington officials” in late 2004. The Gavel has more from the hearing. Read more about the Siegelman case HERE:

http://www.americanprogressaction.org/progressreport/2007/10/rove.html



Judiciary Hearing on Selective Prosecution
October 23rd, 2007 by Jesse Lee

The Judiciary Subcommittees on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security and Commercial and Administrative Law are currently holding a joint hearing, “Allegations of Selective Prosecution: The Erosion of Public Confidence in Our Federal Justice System.” Witness include Richard Thornburgh of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP in Washington, DC; Donald C. Shields Ph.D. of the University of Missouri - St. Louis; and G. Douglas Jones Esq. of Whatley, Drake, and Kallas in Birmingham, AL.
More here:
http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=872