CREW files ethics complaint against Sen. Domenici
for his role in apparently pressuring purged U.S. Attorney David Iglesias:
The Senate Ethics Manual states that…”Senate offices should refrain from intervening in such legal actions…until the matter has reached a resolution in the courts.” The manual also indicates that Senators are not to communicate with an agency regarding ongoing enforcement or investigative matters.
CREW’s complaint alleges that Sen. Domenici (R-NM) violated Rule 43 by pressuring Mr. Iglesias to act quickly on a pending corruption investigation. Moreover, given that Sen. Domenici made the call shortly before the November elections, he appears to have violated the prohibition on contacting agencies based on political considerations. CREW also alleges that by initially denying Mr. Iglesias’s allegation, Sen. Domenici may have violated Senate rules by engaging in “improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate.”
UPDATE: The Senate Ethics Committee has launched a preliminary inquiry.
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But he said he is sorry! Sheesh.
/sarcasm off
March 5th, 2007 at 7:17 pmSenate censure?
March 5th, 2007 at 7:46 pmhang ‘em high
March 5th, 2007 at 7:50 pmAs a resident of New Mexico, I am watching these events unfold with great glee.
March 5th, 2007 at 8:10 pmOily Peter Domenici is in bed with the oil and defense industries, and it will be delightful to watch him go down in flames.
Heather Wilson, honey, you are on deck!
Ah, Pete. Another arrogant prick in GOP jackboots finally called to account. Heh.
March 5th, 2007 at 8:45 pmI can’t bring myself to believe the Senate will punish one of their own. The Democratic majority is not sufficient to accomplish much of anything. But they will talk, and hold a hearing, and then call it quits.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:03 pmDomenici is a crooked politician, a water-carrier for Bush&Co, and I’d love to see him go down, but I am not holding my breath. After all he only coerced a federal judge - you’d think it was a crime or something! (sarcasm off now)
Sure he didn’t follow the written guidelines but was the Dems who where being tried found guilty of this stuff? That is the real story. Anyone who cares that the guilty were tried to quickly needs to grab themselves and think for a moment how dumb that sounds.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:19 pm#7 So…speeding up a trial for political gain is not the real story?
March 5th, 2007 at 9:22 pmSure he didn’t follow the written guidelines but was the Dems who where being tried found guilty of this stuff?
Comment by Roger_Roger
Do-over on that sentence, Rogerx2.
I don’t know what you’re trying to say, and it raised the hairs on the back of my neck.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:23 pmMost GOPer Senators are vilely corrupt, so they all most be removed from the Senate. They must be voted out, or forced to resign, or impeached if possible.
March 5th, 2007 at 10:09 pmSome one needs to edit a compilation of the hundreds of times George, Scott, and the other bandits said “We cannot comment on a continuing investigation.”
March 6th, 2007 at 1:33 amTHROW THE BOOK AT THE SCUM Domenici–AND MAKE SURE IT WEIGHS AT LEAST THIRTY POUNDS SO IT CRUSHES HIS FILTHY LYING, CHEATING, SNEERING HEAD INTO JELLY!!!!!
March 6th, 2007 at 3:32 pmMost GOPer Senators are vilely corrupt, so they all most be removed from the Senate. They must be voted out, or forced to resign, orbytregf
March 7th, 2007 at 2:11 amSome one needs to edit a compilation of the hundreds of times George, Scott, and the other bandits said “We cannot comment on a continuing
March 7th, 2007 at 2:18 amComment by Csiklet
THROW THE BOOK AT THE SCUM Domenici–AND MAKE SURE IT WEIGHS
March 7th, 2007 at 2:21 amfeel the heat
March 7th, 2007 at 2:22 amfell the heat
March 7th, 2007 at 2:28 am