Posted by
Sue on Saturday, June 06, 2009 3:44:49 AM
In case you missed it, last week an Alexandria, Virgina federal judge delayed Rep. William Jefferson's corruption trial until June 9, 2009. This was to give the defense time to find an expert witness to rebut the prosecution's interpretation of the customary duties of a congressional member. Apparently all "expert witnesses" on this topic have been hiding in a hole the last few years. Why didn't they just call Pelosi?
Oh if only that $90,000 in marked bills were never found and all of the other "stuff" he did. And of course, he is "innocent" of all charges, according to his laywer. Sure!
UPDATE
Former Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La.) corruption trial is set to begin Tuesday after two years of intense legal wrangling that at one point involved evidence gathered during an FBI raid of his congressional office.
Jefferson also will be forced to explain why the FBI found $90,000 wrapped in aluminum foil in the freezer of his Washington home. Those funds attracted so many headlines that Judge T.S. Ellis III has agreed to allow a reminder to potential jurors that the case is the one about “the money in the freezer” to try to eliminate potential jurors exposed to the pre-trial publicity.