Comments on: NPR: Holder to Abandon Stevens Case http://washingtonindependent.com/36741/npr-holder-to-abandon-stevens-case National News in Context Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:56:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marvin http://washingtonindependent.com/36741/npr-holder-to-abandon-stevens-case/comment-page-1#comment-35270 Marvin Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:15:38 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=36741#comment-35270 It's ironic and sad when the USDOJ has to resort to cheating to convict high-level "public servants" who are themselves accused of cheating on federal ethics laws.<br><br>Click on the link to read about a possible similar "false statements" matter involving a recent Cabinet Secretary, who failed to disclose the details of his stock options transactions (as is required by federal ethics laws) that led to a capital gains income of up to $1 million.<br><br>Where is the Justice Department in this case? Is it incapable of ensuring that federal officials fully disclose their income while serving in government? If so, how will we ever trust high-level federal officials? It's ironic and sad when the USDOJ has to resort to cheating to convict high-level “public servants” who are themselves accused of cheating on federal ethics laws.

Click on the link to read about a possible similar “false statements” matter involving a recent Cabinet Secretary, who failed to disclose the details of his stock options transactions (as is required by federal ethics laws) that led to a capital gains income of up to $1 million.

Where is the Justice Department in this case? Is it incapable of ensuring that federal officials fully disclose their income while serving in government? If so, how will we ever trust high-level federal officials?

]]> By: Marvin http://washingtonindependent.com/36741/npr-holder-to-abandon-stevens-case/comment-page-1#comment-35271 Marvin Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:06:22 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=36741#comment-35271 It's really ironic and sad when prosecutors have to cheat to convict politicians who are themselves accused of cheating on federal ethics laws.<br><br>Follow the link to a similar ethics issue involving a recent Cabinet Secretary who failed to disclose the details of his stock options transactions resulting in a capital gains income of up to $1 million, as is required by federal ethics laws. Where is the Justice Department in this case? It's really ironic and sad when prosecutors have to cheat to convict politicians who are themselves accused of cheating on federal ethics laws.

Follow the link to a similar ethics issue involving a recent Cabinet Secretary who failed to disclose the details of his stock options transactions resulting in a capital gains income of up to $1 million, as is required by federal ethics laws. Where is the Justice Department in this case?

]]> By: Clarice http://washingtonindependent.com/36741/npr-holder-to-abandon-stevens-case/comment-page-1#comment-35272 Clarice Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:46:08 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=36741#comment-35272 The case is being dropped to hide from the public further evidence of prosecutorial misconduct. Even the Washington Post article's quotations from Holder confirm this. If not, go riffle through some back issues of the Alaska Daily News which reported the post trial denouement of the DoJ lawyers in far greater detail than any of the media which touted the prosecution deigned to do. The case is being dropped to hide from the public further evidence of prosecutorial misconduct. Even the Washington Post article's quotations from Holder confirm this. If not, go riffle through some back issues of the Alaska Daily News which reported the post trial denouement of the DoJ lawyers in far greater detail than any of the media which touted the prosecution deigned to do.

]]> By: Marvin http://washingtonindependent.com/36741/npr-holder-to-abandon-stevens-case/comment-page-1#comment-23990 Marvin Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:15:38 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=36741#comment-23990 It's ironic and sad when the USDOJ has to resort to cheating to convict high-level "public servants" who are themselves accused of cheating on federal ethics laws.<br><br>Click on the link to read about a possible similar "false statements" matter involving a recent Cabinet Secretary, who failed to disclose the details of his stock options transactions (as is required by federal ethics laws) that led to a capital gains income of up to $1 million.<br><br>Where is the Justice Department in this case? Is it incapable of ensuring that federal officials fully disclose their income while serving in government? If so, how will we ever trust high-level federal officials? It's ironic and sad when the USDOJ has to resort to cheating to convict high-level “public servants” who are themselves accused of cheating on federal ethics laws.

Click on the link to read about a possible similar “false statements” matter involving a recent Cabinet Secretary, who failed to disclose the details of his stock options transactions (as is required by federal ethics laws) that led to a capital gains income of up to $1 million.

Where is the Justice Department in this case? Is it incapable of ensuring that federal officials fully disclose their income while serving in government? If so, how will we ever trust high-level federal officials?

]]> By: Marvin http://washingtonindependent.com/36741/npr-holder-to-abandon-stevens-case/comment-page-1#comment-23991 Marvin Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:06:22 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=36741#comment-23991 It's really ironic and sad when prosecutors have to cheat to convict politicians who are themselves accused of cheating on federal ethics laws.<br><br>Follow the link to a similar ethics issue involving a recent Cabinet Secretary who failed to disclose the details of his stock options transactions resulting in a capital gains income of up to $1 million, as is required by federal ethics laws. Where is the Justice Department in this case? It's really ironic and sad when prosecutors have to cheat to convict politicians who are themselves accused of cheating on federal ethics laws.

Follow the link to a similar ethics issue involving a recent Cabinet Secretary who failed to disclose the details of his stock options transactions resulting in a capital gains income of up to $1 million, as is required by federal ethics laws. Where is the Justice Department in this case?

]]> By: Clarice http://washingtonindependent.com/36741/npr-holder-to-abandon-stevens-case/comment-page-1#comment-23983 Clarice Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:46:08 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=36741#comment-23983 The case is being dropped to hide from the public further evidence of prosecutorial misconduct. Even the Washington Post article's quotations from Holder confirm this. If not, go riffle through some back issues of the Alaska Daily News which reported the post trial denouement of the DoJ lawyers in far greater detail than any of the media which touted the prosecution deigned to do. The case is being dropped to hide from the public further evidence of prosecutorial misconduct. Even the Washington Post article's quotations from Holder confirm this. If not, go riffle through some back issues of the Alaska Daily News which reported the post trial denouement of the DoJ lawyers in far greater detail than any of the media which touted the prosecution deigned to do.

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