NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2008
Did Ex-Alabama Governor Get A Raw Deal?
60 Minutes Reports On Bribery Conviction Of Don Siegelman In A Case Criticized by Democrats And Republicans
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The Prosecution of Siegelman
Don Siegelman was a successful Democrat in the Republican state of Alabama when he was convicted of bribery in a case that has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans. Scott Pelley reports.
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Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who claims his criminal prosecution was orchestrated by the White House, has been released on appeal as Congress investigates. Scott Pelley has an update.
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Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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"Karl Rove asked you to take pictures of Siegelman?" Pelley asks.
"Yes," Simpson replies.
"In a compromising, sexual position with one of his aides," Pelley clarifies.
"Yes, if I could," Simpson says.
She says she spied on Siegelman for months but saw nothing. Even though she was working as a Republican campaign operative, Simpson says she wanted to talk to 60 Minutes because Siegelman’s prison sentence bothers her conscience.
Simpson says she wasn’t surprised that Rove made this request. Asked why not, she tells Pelley, “I had had other requests for intelligence before.”
“From Karl Rove?” Pelley asks.
“Yes,” Simpson says.
Rove was a strategist in Alabama. Simpson says she worked with him on several campaigns.
60 Minutes contacted Rove. Through his lawyer, he denied Simpson’s allegations. One of Rove’s close Alabama associates was Republican consultant Bill Canary. Simpson says she was on a conference call in 2002 when Canary told her she didn’t have to do more intelligence work because, as Canary allegedly said, “My girls” can take care of Siegelman. Simpson says she asked “Who are your girls?”
“And he says, ‘Oh, my wife, Leura. You know, she's the Middle District United States Attorney.’ And he said, ‘And then Alice Martin. She is the Northern District Attorney, and I've helped with her campaign,’” Simpson says.
“Federal prosecutors?” Pelley asks.
“Yes, Sir,” she says.
Bill Canary denies the conversation ever happened. He told 60 Minutes he never tried to influence any government official in the case. His wife Leura Canary and Alice Martin are top federal prosecutors in the state. Both were appointed by President Bush, and their offices investigated Siegelman. Details of some of those investigations leaked to the press. And Siegelman lost his 2002 re-election campaign narrowly to Republican Bob Riley.
Two years later, as Siegelman geared up to run again, the Justice Department took one of its Siegelman investigations to trial-an indictment involving an alleged Medicaid scam.
“He’s indicted. He goes to trial. That's a pretty big deal to have your former governor on trial. Everybody's there. The government gives their opening argument. The judge says, ‘I want to see you in chambers because this case, there's no case here,’" Grant Woods says.
Woods says the judge threw the case out, without a witness testifying. “The case is so lame that he throws it out,” he says.
Vindicated, Siegelman focused on winning the 2006 election. And that’s when Jill Simpson says she heard the Justice Department was going to try again. She says she heard it from a former classmate and work associate Rob Riley, the son of the new Republican governor.
“Rob said that they had gotten wind that Don was going to run again,” she says.
“And Rob Riley said what about that?” Pelley asks.
“They just couldn't have that happen,” Simpson says.
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See all 1930 CommentsPosted by pilgrimsway at 06:02 PM : Feb 21, 2008"
The only thing I "believe" is that you are a useless f**king moron. The only thing that needs changing is your depends.
Yea right!! Don''t be throwing stones unless it richochets right back to you and shatters your own glass house!!
Even as a kid, Karl Rove was a nasty little booger. He laughs and takes pride at one of his very first smear campaigns where he snuck into an apponents office and got sheets of stationary and printed out invitations to a naughty shenanigan on it and handing it out as social get togethers. He speaks proudly of it...like it was a stroke of genius or something.
Nail him to the WALL!
Posted by pilgrimsway at 06:02 PM : Feb 21, 2008
LOL....I''ll wait for the movie! Sounds like you''ve already written the screenplay for GW''s autobiography.
Another example of the Bu$h administration using federal attorneys as henchmen for the Republicon party.
He is the face of the politicization of Justice and everything else in this administration.
This kind of crapola has been going on in the Repug party for year:
http://dkosopedia.com/wiki/Examples_of_Republican_hypocrisy_on_moral_values
Dishonest...
Republicon????
Karl Rove???
Dirty tricks???
Shirley you jest...
"I''''m confused. Arent you that Christian guy? I though you liked Rove.....You PUTZ....."
There''s singinrick, and then there''s singingrick.
Note the difference (and it''s not just in the spelling - one is a christian nazi fundamentalist and the other is able to reason).
Posted by pilgrimsway,
You are allowed....Its a free country.
Thanks media, for being so brave when it''s 7 years too late, a trillion dollars short and how many dead? I''m sure he''s losing sleep tonite.
If I were him I''d be worried a PO''ed citizen would use him for target practice.
Posted by pdennany
ok......post what really happened..... make sure they are factual and not pulled out of your behind
Posted by tejasdemo
Do you know him?
Posted by rudy654
must not be true then
It''s never too late.
God forbid!
Posted by FloydZepp
You have facts to back this up? or just lame attempt at being funny?
Posted by jwind11 at 07:18 PM : Feb 21, 2008
But it looks like he has your number...
Posted by dixielatino
Yea, thats a good reason
Posted by FloydZepp at 07:18 PM : Feb 21, 2008
If he''s not a satanist in fact, he is one in deed. He''s a slimy little liar that has used whatever IQ he has purely for gain.
And this is this turdblossom most credited for polishing the turninchief.
everybody that voted for w should feel deep shame.
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