Judge rejects Sen. Stevens’s bid to move trial to Alaska.
By on Aug 20th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Judge rejects Sen. Stevens’s bid to move trial to Alaska.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan today ruled that Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) will stand trial on seven felony counts in the nation’s capital, rejecting his request to move the affair to Alaska. Jury selection for the four-week trial is set to begin on Sept. 22. Federal prosecutors argued that “holding the trial in a place where Stevens is already campaigning for reelection could taint the home state jury pool.” Indeed, Stevens’s lawyers said that the senator wanted to “campaign in the evenings and on weekends during the trial.”
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…but…but…but…Stevens WANTS a tainted jury pool. It’s his only chance!
I’m sure Saddam Hussein would have preferred to have had his trial in Tikrit, too.
August 20th, 2008 at 5:54 pmMaybe Sen. Stevens can drill offshore for some prospective jurors. After all, they will yield immediate results.
August 20th, 2008 at 5:54 pmWhatever happens, let Stevens continue to be in the running for the November elections. He is going to be an asset for the Democratic… er Republican Party! ;-)
August 20th, 2008 at 5:59 pmNope.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:06 pmuh-uh.
No campaigning at night.
Do not pass go.
Go directly to jail.
Stevens’s lawyers said that the senator wanted to “campaign in the evenings and on weekends during the trial.”
August 20th, 2008 at 6:06 pm…
He’ll still have all his oil company cronies to shuttle his wattle back and forth from the trial to Alaska, no problemo.
gigi, I read the Times Picayune article you linked to, and nowhere does it mention where the trial is being held. The byline is D.C….?
August 20th, 2008 at 6:12 pmStevens is even older than Grampy McSame and he is unable to campaign on evenings and weekends. Is McCain lying about his age too?
August 20th, 2008 at 6:16 pmRUC, GiGi has been rewriting history and speeches all day.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:17 pmgood_golly4 Says:
It seems a bit inconsistent when William Jefferson’s trial is slated for his home state. After several delays, the trial of the Louisiana Democrat is finally set to start December 2.
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I wish they could start it sooner and get it over with. He needs to start doing time now. He broke the law, plain and simple, and I’ve never seen a democrat or any of the commenters on this site try to defend him. Once we get his trial done, and he is locked up, maybe we can get started on the numerous republicans who have been investigated, indicted, etc.
Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-NM)
August 20th, 2008 at 6:20 pmSen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-CA)
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL)
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
Rep. Gary G. Miller (R-CA)
Rep. Timothy F. Murphy (R-PA)
Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM)
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ)
Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY)
Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL)
Rep. Heather A. Wilson (R-NM)
Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Perhaps instead of “I stand corrected” it would be more accurate of Gigi to admit “I pulled this out of my ass”.
But then, I guess if everyone assumed it anyway, it’s not news, is it? At least Gigi standing corrected is remarkable in some ways.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:36 pmBummer for Uncle Ted.
August 20th, 2008 at 6:36 pmAnyone know when Rep. Renzi (R-AZ) is supposed to have his trial? He has already been indicted on 5 charges last February. I can’t find info on when his trial is supposed to start.
Also, I have to wonder if Sen. Stevens trial will tie into Rep Young (R-AK) who is already under federal investigation?
August 20th, 2008 at 6:38 pmMost trolls are adept at providing links which are irrelevant, contradictory, or flat out debunk whatever point they are trying to make. Gigi, on the other hand, has raised it to an art form.
August 20th, 2008 at 7:01 pmRePugniScumBag Ted Stevens(AK) has been insisting on a speedy trial…now he’s pulling delaying tactics…what a lying scumbag!
August 20th, 2008 at 7:56 pmLet’s not forget the Bug Man…Delay is waiting trial in Texas.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:34 pmIf I was indicted on 7 counts, I’d be in jail. The Senator is already getting preferential treatment.
And when, exactly, will Delay be going to court?
August 20th, 2008 at 9:17 pmSenator: you can’t pick your friendly Alaska jury for this one.
Sorry. OsiSpeaks.com
August 20th, 2008 at 9:33 pmFolks, this is why reading comprehension is so important…to not let our biases cloud our reading of the material…
August 20th, 2008 at 10:28 pmIts those damn Liberal activist judges I tell you.
The ones republicans complain of and appoint.
August 21st, 2008 at 4:07 am